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McNeil

McNeil proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McNeil (countable and uncountable, plural McNeils)

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Travis County, Texas, United States.

Forms of McNeil

pluralMcNeils
alternative formMcNeal
alternative formMcNeile
alternative formMcNeill
alternative formMcNiel

Origin of McNeil

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Néill (“son of Níall”).

Questions about McNeil

What does McNeil mean?
McNeil means a surname.
What part of speech is McNeil?
McNeil is a proper noun.

Words near McNeil in the dictionary

  1. McNeeses
  2. McNeff
  3. McNeffs
  4. McNeice
  5. McNeices
  6. McNeil
  7. McNeilage
  8. McNeilages
  9. McNeile
  10. McNeiles
  11. McNeill

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