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McDermott

McDermott proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McDermott (plural McDermotts)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McDermott

pluralMcDermotts
alternative formMacDermot
alternative formMcDermitt

Origin of McDermott

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada (“son of Diarmaid”).

Questions about McDermott

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

Words near McDermott in the dictionary

  1. McDermitt
  2. McDermitts
  3. McDermod
  4. McDermods
  5. McDermot
  6. McDermott
  7. McDermotts
  8. McDevitt
  9. McDevitts
  10. MCDF
  11. McDiarmid

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