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McRae

McRae proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McRae (countable and uncountable, plural McRaes)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama.
  3. A city in White County, Arkansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Florida.
  5. A former city in Telfair County, Georgia, now part of McRae-Helena.
  6. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
  7. A community in the County of St. Paul, Alberta, Canada.

Forms of McRae

pluralMcRaes
alternative formMcCrae
alternative formMcCree
alternative formMcRay
alternative formMcRee

Origin of McRae

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith (“son of grace”), from mac + rath. Compare the Irish form McGrath.

Words formed from McRae

Questions about McRae

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

Words near McRae in the dictionary

  1. McQuittys
  2. McQuoid
  3. McQuown
  4. McQuowns
  5. MCR
  6. McRae
  7. McRae-Helena
  8. McRaes
  9. McRandle
  10. McRandles
  11. McRaney

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