# McGill

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈɡɪl/ · frequency rank #20,703

## Definitions
1. A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill "son of the stranger"
2. A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
3. McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

## Easily confused with
- **mill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcgill-vs-mill)
- **McNeill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcgill-vs-mcneill)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cmgill`, `mccgill`, `mcggill`, `mcgil`, `mcglil`, `mcigll`, `mgcill`, `mmcgill`

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