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Mackay¹

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

See McKay.

proper noun

  1. A surname, alternative form of MacKay.
  2. A city and local government area (Mackay Region) in northern Queensland, Australia. The coastal port cities, Mackay and Rockhampton, are 100 miles or more from Queensland's coal mines.
  3. A town in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

MacKay²

Where it comes from

Variant of McKay.

proper noun MacKays · Mackay

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: smith, macchi, maki, sim, lyons, leinster, davy, mckay, verner, mackey, mackie, mccoy, mckey, kehoe, keogh, kay

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@misc{mackay_2026,
  title = {Mackay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mackay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}