Given name & surname

Macknight

MacKnight is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

MacKnight comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Macknight’s family of names

In English usage, Macknight as a surname has an alternative spelling in MCKNIGHT.

Walk Macknight’s family in the name graph

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Gaelic

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“field, plain”

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Mackneil

Mackneil is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

Macklin

“the son of Flann”

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Gaelic

Mackfall

Mackfall is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

Mackall

“son of Cathal”

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Gaelic

Macneill

“the son of Neil”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macnair

“the son of the heir”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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