McKay

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McKay

/məˈkeɪ/
/məˈkaɪ/
[mɪˈkeɪ]
[mɪˈkaɪ]

Rhymes with -eɪ, -aɪ

Where it comes from

From Irish Mac Aodha and Scottish Gaelic MacAoidh (literally “son of Aodh”). Related to McCoy and McGee.

proper noun MacKay

A surname.
An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
A former township in eastern Ontario, Canada, merged into Laurentian Hills municipality in 2000.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: grover, mackay, mickey, mackey, mckey, mckee, mackie, mckie, mccay, mccoy, mckamy, mckean, mcmackin, mckell, mckennon, mckain

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"McKay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mckay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{mckay_2026,
  title = {McKay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mckay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}