McIntosh

M3C3I1N1T1O1S1H4
/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Similar
McIntosh RedMacMcIntosh appleMcIntosh apple treeMcIntosh tree
OriginScottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche →
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Meanings

McIntosh1

proper nounMcIntosh (countable and uncountable, plural McIntoshes)

plural McIntoshes

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Washington County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableA town in Marion County, Florida.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
    6. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
  3. countableuncountableA community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

McIntosh2

nounMcIntosh (plural McIntoshes)

plural McIntoshes

  1. A cultivar of apple whose fruit has red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September.
    1. The fruit of this cultivar.
    2. The tree of this cultivar, which bears this fruit.

Mcintosh3

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
McIntosh RedMacMcIntosh appleMcIntosh apple treeMcIntosh tree

Origin

McIntosh · proper noun

  1. Scottish GaelicMac an Tòisiche
  2. EnglishMcIntosh

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

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McIntosh · noun

Named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who discovered the original single tree in 1796.

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Translations

French McIntosh
  • McIntoshapple tree and fruit variety
German McIntosh
  • McIntoshapple tree and fruit variety
Italian McIntosh
  • McIntoshapple tree and fruit variety
Portuguese McIntosh
  • McIntoshapple tree and fruit variety
Spanish McIntosh
  • McIntoshapple tree and fruit variety
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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