McNary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
  3. A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
  5. A village in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States.

Word forms

McNary McNarys McNarry McNeary

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Náraigh (“son of Nárach”), a byname from nárach (“modest”). Compare Scottish Gaelic nàrach (“ashamed”).

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