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McKinlay

/məˈkɪnli/

McKinlay proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McKinlay (countable and uncountable, plural McKinlays)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A town in the outback of north-west Queensland, Australia.
  3. A local government area in Queensland, which includes the town; in full, McKinlay Shire.

Forms of McKinlay

pluralMcKinlays

Origin of McKinlay

Variant of McKinley.

Questions about McKinlay

What does McKinlay mean?
McKinlay means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McKinlay?
McKinlay is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McKinlay?
McKinlay is pronounced /məˈkɪnli/.

Words near McKinlay in the dictionary

  1. McKillips
  2. McKillop
  3. McKillops
  4. McKim
  5. McKims
  6. McKinlay
  7. McKinlays
  8. McKinley
  9. McKinley County
  10. McKinleyism
  11. McKinleys

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