McCaskill

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill →
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Meanings

proper nounMcCaskill (countable and uncountable, plural McCaskills)

plural McCaskills

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
  2. countableuncountableA town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Asgaill“son of Asgall”
  2. EnglishMcCaskill

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill (“son of Asgall”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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