McGrady

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McGrady

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Anglicized form of Irish Mac Bhrádaigh (“son of Brádach”), a personal name probably derived from a word meaning "proud". Compare Irish bród (“pride”) and bródach (“favourite, pet; boyo”).

proper noun McGradys

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish. Trinnetta McGrady, a 10th-grader who was trampled by students fleeing the gunman, suffered knee and back injuries but was expected to be released as well, police said.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.

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@misc{mcgrady_2026,
  title = {McGrady},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcgrady},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}