Mackneil

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/ˈmæk.niːl/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Néill →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

    The family of 53-year-old Andre Mackneil, who was gunned down in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket after purchasing his 3-year-old son's birthday cake, may go after a major gun manufacturer.

    2025 May 20, Jericka Duncan, “Family of Buffalo shooting victim may sue major gun manufacturer Remington”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2024

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Néill
  2. EnglishMackneil

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Néill.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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