Mcqueen
/məˈkwiːn/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Irish.
Synonyms
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More examples"The filmmakers can only speculate why McQueen, who struggled with drug addiction, took his life."
Etymology
* 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.