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Surname

Mcnaught

McNaught is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

McNaught comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachdan.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Gaelic

McNaughton

“the son of the chaste or pure one”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcnabb

“son of the abbot”

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80% boys · 20% girls

Gaelic

McNair

“the son of the heir”

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47% boys · 53% girls

Gaelic

Mcmath

“son of Matha”

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Gaelic

McNeill

“the son of Neil”

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58% boys · 42% girls

Gaelic

Mcneer

“son of sallow John”

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Gaelic

Mcniff

“hound” · “black”

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Irish

Mccaig

“son of Tadhg”

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