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Mckinley¹

Where it comes from

Rare spelling variant of McKinley.

proper noun

  1. A female given name transferred from the surname.

McKinley²

  • /məˈkɪn.li/

Rhymes with -ɪnli

Where it comes from

Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaoich, "son of Fionnlaoch (=Fair Warrior)". The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of William McKinley featured on it.

proper noun McKinleys · McKinlay

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. The ceremony was performed at the commodious old Saxton homestead, formerly the home of the McKinleys, now occupied by the Barbers, and was witnessed by Mrs. McKinley.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, briefly popular in the US when William McKinley was President (1897-1901).
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  4. An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States.
  6. A tiny city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
  7. An unorganized territory in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.
  8. A neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  10. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  11. A former unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.
  12. A town and unincorporated community in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.
  13. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States.

noun McKinleys · McKinlay

  1. US, rare, slang A United States five-hundred-dollar bill. Presidents: Cash money, folding bills, the green stuff, cabbage, lettuce, bucks, dough, i.e., Washingtons ($1), Jeffersons ($2), Lincolns ($5), Jacksons ($20), Grants ($50), McKinleys ($500), Clevelands ($1,000), Madisons ($5,000), and Wilsons ($100,000).

    Similar: William McKinley

  2. historical, informal A processor of Intel’s first Itanium 2 brand, code-named McKinley. This may or may not be true, but the masses are going to believe it and buy Merceds ( or hold off buying anything ) on the promise that in a year or two they'll be able to upgrade to McKinleys that will blow away anything the competition has.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mount mckinley, mt. mckinley, william mckinley, gallup, mckenna, mckenzie, mackenzie, makenna, kinzie, makenzi, makenzie, kinley, kenzie, kinsley, mckayla, macie

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한국어맥킨리 maek'killi
日本語マッキンリー Makkinrī
中文麥金利 /麦金利 Màijīnlì
РусскийМак-Ки́нли Mak-Kínli

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@misc{mckinley_2026,
  title = {Mckinley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mckinley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}