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McHenry

/məkˈhɛnɹi/

McHenry proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McHenry (countable and uncountable, plural McHenrys)

  1. (countable) A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
  3. A city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
  4. A city and town in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States.
  7. A city and village in Foster County, North Dakota, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

Forms of McHenry

pluralMcHenrys
alternative formMcEndree
alternative formMcHenery
alternative formMcKendree
alternative formMcKendry

Origin of McHenry

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Éinrí, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Henry.

Words formed from McHenry

Questions about McHenry

What does McHenry mean?
McHenry means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McHenry?
McHenry is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McHenry?
McHenry is pronounced /məkˈhɛnɹi/.

Words near McHenry in the dictionary

  1. McHeffeys
  2. McHell
  3. MChem
  4. McHenery
  5. McHenerys
  6. McHenry
  7. McHenry County
  8. McHenrys
  9. Mchese
  10. McHone
  11. McHones

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