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McGuire

McGuire proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McGuire

  1. A surname from Irish.
    • “The Richter scale is an old scale developed for California. It is only good for smaller quakes, and is not very good at differentiating the sizes of bigger shocks,” said McGuire.2025 March 28, Nicola Davis, “What caused Myanmar and Thailand earthquake and how big was it?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. An extinct town in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

Forms of McGuire

alternative formMaguire
alternative formMacGuire
alternative formMcQuire

Origin of McGuire

Anglicized from Irish mag Uidhir.

Questions about McGuire

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

Words near McGuire in the dictionary

  1. McGuinness
  2. McGuinnesses
  3. mcguinnessite
  4. McGuinns
  5. McGuinty
  6. McGuire
  7. McGuirk
  8. McGuirks
  9. McGuirl
  10. McGuirls
  11. McGuirt

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