Given name & surname
Mcnear
“son of sallow John”
McNear is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McNear is a form of McNair. McNair goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Uidhir, meaning “son of sallow John.”
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Where it comes from
McNear is a form of McNair. McNair comes from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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