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McKellar

McKellar proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McKellar (countable and uncountable, plural McKellars)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A town in Ontario, Canada.

Forms of McKellar

pluralMcKellars
alternative formMacKellar
alternative formMcCullah
alternative formMcCullar
alternative formMcCuller
alternative formMcCullers
alternative formMcKeller

Origin of McKellar

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ealair (“son of Ealair”), the Gaelic equivalent of Hillary.

Words formed from McKellar

Questions about McKellar

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

Words near McKellar in the dictionary

  1. McKeggies
  2. McKehon
  3. McKeithen
  4. McKeithens
  5. McKell
  6. McKellar
  7. McKellars
  8. McKellars Park
  9. McKellen
  10. McKeller
  11. McKellers

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