McNabb

M3C3N1A1B3B3

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper nounMcNabb (countable and uncountable, plural McNabbs)

plural McNabbs · alternative McNab · alternative Napp

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac an Abadh“son of the abbot”
  2. EnglishMcNabb

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh (“son of the abbot”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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