English Explanatory Dictionary

McBain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A minor city in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States, founded by John McBain.

Word forms

McBain McBains MacBain McBane Mebane

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghille Bhàin (“son of the pale or white-haired man”).

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