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McPhail

McPhail proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McPhail (plural McPhails)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McPhail

pluralMcPhails
alternative formFyall
alternative formMacPhail
alternative formMcFaul
alternative formMcField
alternative formMcPhaul

Origin of McPhail

Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Mac Phóil, both meaning "son of Paul".

Questions about McPhail

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

Words near McPhail in the dictionary

  1. McPeeks
  2. McPeeters
  3. McPeeterses
  4. McPeters
  5. McPeterses
  6. McPhail
  7. McPhails
  8. McPhatter
  9. McPhatters
  10. McPhaul
  11. McPhauls

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