McKnight

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Neachtain →
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Meanings

proper nounMcKnight (countable and uncountable, plural McKnights)

plural McKnights · alternative MacKnight

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Neachtain
  2. EnglishMcKnight

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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