English Explanatory Dictionary

McDowell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A surname from Irish.
  3. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  4. A placename
  5. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Barry County, Missouri, United States.
  7. Ellipsis of McDowell County.

Pronunciation

en-us-McDowell.ogg

Word forms

McDowell McDowells Madole

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic MacDubhghaill (“son of the dark stranger”), equivalent to mac + Dubhghall.

Derived words

McDowell County McDowellian McDowell line
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