McCurtain

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Curtáin →
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Meanings

proper nounMcCurtain (countable and uncountable, plural McCurtains)

plural McCurtains

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Curtáin
  2. EnglishMcCurtain

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Curtáin, variant of Mac Cruitín (“son of the hunchback”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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