Meaning & origin
Mcknight’s family of names
In English usage, Mcknight as a surname has an alternative spelling in MACKNIGHT.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“son of Sim”
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“hound” · “black”
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Mcgirr
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McFie
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Mcphie
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Mcminn
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McBryde
“the son of a follower of St. Brigid”
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