McGuire

M3C3G2U1I1R1E1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish mag Uidhir →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Maguire · alternative MacGuire · alternative McQuire

  1. A surname from Irish.

    “The Richter scale is an old scale developed for California. It is only good for smaller quakes, and is not very good at differentiating the sizes of bigger shocks,” said McGuire.

    2025 March 28, Nicola Davis, “What caused Myanmar and Thailand earthquake and how big was it?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. An extinct town in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

Origin

  1. Irishmag Uidhir
  2. EnglishMcGuire

Anglicized from Irish mag Uidhir.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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