# McBain

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #66,074

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A minor city in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States, founded by John McBain.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghille Bhàin (“son of the pale or white-haired man”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mcbain