Mcnair

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fayetteville Township, Washington County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lake County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Various origins: * Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Uidhir (“son of sallow John”), from the personal name Iain (“John”) and odhar (“dun; sallow”). * Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Oighre (“son of the heir”), from oighre (“heir, inheritor”). * Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir (“son of the officer”), from maor (“officer”).

More for "mcnair"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.