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McKnight

McKnight proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McKnight (countable and uncountable, plural McKnights)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Forms of McKnight

pluralMcKnights
alternative formMacKnight

Origin of McKnight

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton.

Questions about McKnight

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

Words near McKnight in the dictionary

  1. McKittrick
  2. McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome
  3. McKittricks
  4. McKiver
  5. McKivers
  6. McKnight
  7. McKnights
  8. McKnockiter
  9. McKnockiters
  10. McKone
  11. McKones

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