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McGillivray

McGillivray proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McGillivray (plural McGillivrays)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of McGillivray

pluralMcGillivrays
alternative formMacGillivray
alternative formMcGilvary
alternative formMcGilvery
alternative formMcGilvray

Origin of McGillivray

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bhràtha.

Words formed from McGillivray

Questions about McGillivray

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

Words near McGillivray in the dictionary

  1. McGilligan
  2. McGilligans
  3. McGillis
  4. McGillises
  5. mcgillite
  6. McGillivray
  7. McGillivray syndrome
  8. McGillivrays
  9. McGilvary
  10. McGilvery
  11. McGilverys

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