MacNair

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/məkˈnɛə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Iain-uidhir →
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Meanings

MacNair1

proper nounMacNair (plural MacNairs)

plural MacNairs

  1. A surname.

Macnair2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of MacNair.

Origin

MacNair · proper noun

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Iain-uidhir
  2. EnglishMacNair

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

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Macnair · proper noun

See McNair.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Marcian
Cite this entry
APA

MacNair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacNair

MLA

“MacNair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacNair. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MacNair,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacNair.

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