McGuirk

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Cuirc →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper nounMcGuirk (plural McGuirks)

plural McGuirks · alternative McGurk

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Cuirc
  2. EnglishMcGuirk

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuirc, patronymic from the personal name Corc, perhaps from curc (“tuft of hair, hen's comb”).

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APA

McGuirk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McGuirk

MLA

“McGuirk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McGuirk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McGuirk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McGuirk.

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