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McQueen

/məˈkwiːn/

McQueen proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McQueen (plural McQueens)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McQueen

pluralMcQueens
alternative formMcWhan

Origin of McQueen

* As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from Mac Shuibhne (“son of Suibhne”), a byname meaning "pleasant." See McSweeney. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, from Mac Shuain, based on Old Norse sveinn (“boy servant”). Also compare Swain, McSwan. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Mac Caoimhín (literally “son of Kevin”). * As a French surname, Americanized from Moquin.

Questions about McQueen

What does McQueen mean?
McQueen means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McQueen?
McQueen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McQueen?
McQueen is pronounced /məˈkwiːn/.

Words near McQueen in the dictionary

  1. McQuarys
  2. McQuay
  3. McQuays
  4. McQueary
  5. McQuearys
  6. McQueen
  7. McQueeney
  8. McQueeneys
  9. McQueens
  10. McQuerter
  11. McQuerters

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