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Moncrief

Moncrief proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Moncrief (plural Moncriefs)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Moncrief

pluralMoncriefs
alternative formMoncrieff
alternative formMoncrieffe

Origin of Moncrief

Scottish habitational surname from a place near Perth, from Scottish Gaelic monadh (“mountain, hill”) + craoibhe, genitive of craobh (“tree”).

Questions about Moncrief

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

Words near Moncrief in the dictionary

  1. moncke
  2. monckes
  3. Moncks Corner
  4. Monckton
  5. Moncktons
  6. Moncrief
  7. Moncrieff
  8. Moncrieffe
  9. Moncrieffes
  10. Moncriefs
  11. Moncton

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