McKellar

M3C3K5E1L1L1A1R1

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Ealair →
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Meanings

proper nounMcKellar (countable and uncountable, plural McKellars)

plural McKellars · alternative MacKellar · alternative McCullah · alternative McCullar · alternative McCuller · alternative McCullers · alternative McKeller

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Ealair“son of Ealair”
  2. EnglishMcKellar

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ealair (“son of Ealair”), the Gaelic equivalent of Hillary.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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