Etymology

McPhail

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Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil ← Irish Mac Phóil
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Phóil
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Phàil
  3. English todayMcPhail

Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Mac Phóil, both meaning "son of Paul".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.