Etymology

MacNair

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Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain-uidhir
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MacNair · proper noun1

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromMac Iain-uidhir
  2. English todayMacNair

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain-uidhir (literally “son of John the dun”), or perhaps mac an oighre (“son of the heir”).

Macnair · proper noun2

See McNair.

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