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McIntyre

UK/ˈmækɪnˌtaɪə/US/ˈmækɪnˌtaɪɚ/

McIntyre proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McIntyre (countable and uncountable, plural McIntyres)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A community in Loyalist township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A community in Grey Highlands municipality, Grey County, Ontario.
  4. A town in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
  6. A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  7. A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia

Forms of McIntyre

pluralMcIntyres
alternative formMacIntyre
alternative formMcEntire
alternative formMcEntyre
alternative formMcIntire
alternative formMcTier
alternative formTeare

Origin of McIntyre

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Saoir (“son of the craftsman”), from saor (“craftsman”).

Words formed from McIntyre

Questions about McIntyre

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

Words near McIntyre in the dictionary

  1. McIntosh
  2. McIntosh County
  3. McIntoshes
  4. McInturff
  5. McInturffs
  6. McIntyre
  7. McIntyres
  8. McInulty
  9. McInultys
  10. MCIs
  11. McIsaac

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