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McElwain

McElwain proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McElwain (plural McElwains)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McElwain

pluralMcElwains
alternative formMcElvain
alternative formMcElwaine
alternative formMcIlvain
alternative formMcIlveen
alternative formMcIlwain
alternative formMcIlwaine

Origin of McElwain

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan”), a personal name representing a diminutive of beatha (“life”). Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bháin (“son of the white-haired lad”), for which compare Kilbane.

Questions about McElwain

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

Words near McElwain in the dictionary

  1. McElroys
  2. McElvain
  3. McElvains
  4. McElveen
  5. McElveens
  6. McElwain
  7. McElwains
  8. McElwee
  9. McElwees
  10. McElyea
  11. McElyeas

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