Etymology

McNeill

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

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The story

From Scottish Gaelic Mac (“son of”) + Niall (“possibly "the champion”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.