McBrayer

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Bràthar →
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Meanings

proper nounMcBrayer (countable and uncountable, plural McBrayers)

plural McBrayers · alternative McBriar · alternative McBryar

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Bràthar“son of the brother”
  2. EnglishMcBrayer

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Bràthar (“son of the brother”), from bràthair (“brother”).

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APA

McBrayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McBrayer

MLA

“McBrayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McBrayer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McBrayer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McBrayer.

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