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McCunniff

McCunniff proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McCunniff (plural McCunniffs)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McCunniff

pluralMcCunniffs
alternative formCunniff

Origin of McCunniff

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McAdoo and McNiff.

Questions about McCunniff

What does McCunniff mean?
McCunniff means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McCunniff?
McCunniff is a proper noun.

Words near McCunniff in the dictionary

  1. McCumberses
  2. McCune
  3. McCune-Albright syndrome
  4. McCune-Reischauer
  5. McCunes
  6. McCunniff
  7. McCunniffs
  8. McCurdy
  9. McCurdys
  10. McCurdyville
  11. McCure

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