Etymology

McKnight

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Today it means: A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachtain
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Neachtain
  2. English todayMcKnight

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.