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McIntosh¹

  • /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/

Where it comes from

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

proper noun McIntoshes

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Washington County, Alabama.
  3. countable, uncountable A town in Marion County, Florida.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
  5. countable, uncountable A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
  7. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
  9. countable, uncountable A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

McIntosh²

  • /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/

Where it comes from

Named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who discovered the original single tree in 1796.

noun McIntoshes

  1. The fruit of this cultivar.
  2. The tree of this cultivar, which bears this fruit.

Similar: McIntosh Red, Mac, McIntosh apple, McIntosh apple tree, McIntosh tree

Mcintosh³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: congressman, member, mep, mcintyre, mcintire, mcintee, mcinnes, macintyre, mcentyre, mcentire, mckinlay, mcinnis, mcisaac, mcclaren, mcsween, mcdonald

noun

Similar: McIntosh Red, Mac, McIntosh apple, McIntosh apple tree, McIntosh tree

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noun apple tree and fruit variety

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@misc{mcintosh_2026,
  title = {McIntosh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcintosh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}