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McDowell

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Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic MacDubhghaill (“son of the dark stranger”), equivalent to mac + Dubhghall.

proper noun McDowells · Madole

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
  2. countable, uncountable A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Barry County, Missouri, United States.
  5. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of McDowell County

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Closest in meaning: mcneil, macdowell, roddy, whiskey, whisky, scotch, bourbon, rye, malt, liquor, spirits, booze, hooch, grog, moonshine, firewater

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"McDowell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mcdowell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{mcdowell_2026,
  title = {McDowell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcdowell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}