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McPherson

/məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən/

McPherson proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McPherson (countable and uncountable, plural McPhersons)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A city, the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States.

Forms of McPherson

pluralMcPhersons
alternative formFerson
alternative formMacPherson
alternative formMcPhearson
alternative formPherson

Origin of McPherson

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain (“son of the parson”), from pearsan (“parson”).

Words formed from McPherson

Questions about McPherson

What does McPherson mean?
McPherson means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McPherson?
McPherson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McPherson?
McPherson is pronounced /məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən/.

Words near McPherson in the dictionary

  1. McPheeters
  2. McPheeterses
  3. McPheron
  4. McPherons
  5. McPherron
  6. McPherson
  7. McPherson County
  8. McPhersons
  9. McPhie
  10. McPhies
  11. McPhilbin

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