McAllister

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McAllister

/məˈkælɪstə/ UK
/məˈkælɪstɚ/ US

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Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Allister.

proper noun McAllisters · McAlester · McAlister · McCalister · McCallister · McCollister

countable, uncountable A patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic. At a community event Tuesday night, Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister talked with members of the Sikh community about how his department could work to prevent Union City from becoming the next California community rocked by an attack on a Sikh man.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: geyer, mcalister, mcallan, mccallister, mccalister, mccallum, mccollister, mclellan, mcmillan, mcalester, maclagan, mcdonald, mckellar, mcmillin, mcclaran, mcmillian

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MLA

"McAllister." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mcallister. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

McAllister. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mcallister

Chicago

"McAllister." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mcallister.

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@misc{mcallister_2026,
  title = {McAllister},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcallister},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}