McRae

M3C3R1A1E1

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Raith →
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Meanings

proper nounMcRae (countable and uncountable, plural McRaes)

plural McRaes · alternative McCrae · alternative McCree · alternative McRay · alternative McRee

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableA city in White County, Arkansas.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clay County, Florida.
    4. countableuncountableA former city in Telfair County, Georgia, now part of McRae-Helena.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
  3. countableuncountableA community in the County of St. Paul, Alberta, Canada.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Raith“son of grace”
  2. EnglishMcRae

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith (“son of grace”), from mac + rath. Compare the Irish form McGrath.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

McRae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McRae

MLA

“McRae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McRae. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McRae,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McRae.

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