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McGovern

UK/məˈɡʌvən/US/məˈɡʌvɚn/

McGovern proper noun: a surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McGovern (countable and uncountable, plural McGoverns)

  1. A surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
    • There stood old Mandy McGovern, her long brown rifle half raised, her finger lying sophisticatedly along the trigger guard, that she might not touch the hair trigger.1907, Emerson Hough, The Way of a Man
  2. A census-designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Forms of McGovern

pluralMcGoverns

Origin of McGovern

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Samhradháin (“son of Samhradhán”), diminutive of samhradh (“summer”).

Words formed from McGovern

Words that rhyme with McGovern

Questions about McGovern

What does McGovern mean?
McGovern means a surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McGovern?
McGovern is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McGovern?
McGovern is pronounced /məˈɡʌvən/ (UK).

Words near McGovern in the dictionary

  1. McGookin
  2. McGough
  3. McGoughs
  4. McGourty
  5. McGourtys
  6. McGovern
  7. mcgovernite
  8. McGoverns
  9. McGowan
  10. McGowans
  11. McGowen

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