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McCloy

McCloy proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McCloy (plural McCloys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McCloy

pluralMcCloys

Origin of McCloy

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Lugaidh (“son of Lugaid”), a personal name related to Old Irish Lug.

Questions about McCloy

What does McCloy mean?
McCloy means a surname.
What part of speech is McCloy?
McCloy is a proper noun.

Words near McCloy in the dictionary

  1. McCloskeys
  2. McCloud
  3. McClouds
  4. McClowry
  5. McClowrys
  6. McCloy
  7. McCloys
  8. McClumpha
  9. McClumphas
  10. McClune
  11. McClunes

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