McKay

proper nounattested in dialogue

//məˈkeɪ//
//məˈkaɪ//
/[mɪˈkeɪ]/
/[mɪˈkaɪ]/

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
3
A former township in eastern Ontario, Canada, merged into Laurentian Hills municipality in 2000.

Etymology

From Irish Mac Aodha and Scottish Gaelic MacAoidh (literally “son of Aodh”). Related to McCoy and McGee.

McCoy · A surname.McDonald · A surname from Scottish Gaelic.McGee · A surname from Irish.

McKay · A surname.

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