Meanings
proper nounMcCaw (plural McCaws)
plural McCaws
- A surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw is a mild-mannered, former high school math teacher who fosters children to help his community.
2023 March 15, Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, “Partisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors”, in CNN
Origin
Variant of McGaw.
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APA
McCaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCaw
MLA
“McCaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCaw. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McCaw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCaw.
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