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McGillis

McGillis proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McGillis (plural McGillises)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of McGillis

pluralMcGillises

Origin of McGillis

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”); compare McLeish.

Questions about McGillis

What does McGillis mean?
McGillis means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McGillis?
McGillis is a proper noun.

Words near McGillis in the dictionary

  1. McGill
  2. McGillicuddy
  3. McGillicuddys
  4. McGilligan
  5. McGilligans
  6. McGillis
  7. McGillises
  8. mcgillite
  9. McGillivray
  10. McGillivray syndrome
  11. McGillivrays

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