Moncrief

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic monadh →
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Meanings

proper nounMoncrief (plural Moncriefs)

plural Moncriefs · alternative Moncrieff · alternative Moncrieffe

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicmonadh“mountain, hill”
  2. EnglishMoncrief

Scottish habitational surname from a place near Perth, from Scottish Gaelic monadh (“mountain, hill”) + craoibhe, genitive of craobh (“tree”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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