McPhail

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Phàil ← Irish Mac Phóil →
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Meanings

proper nounMcPhail (plural McPhails)

plural McPhails · alternative Fyall · alternative MacPhail · alternative McFaul · alternative McField · alternative McPhaul

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Phóil
  2. Scottish GaelicMac Phàil
  3. EnglishMcPhail

Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Mac Phóil, both meaning "son of Paul".

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APA

McPhail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McPhail

MLA

“McPhail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McPhail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McPhail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McPhail.

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