# McKay

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈkeɪ/ · frequency rank #14,997

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Mika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mckay-vs-mika)
- **Muay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mckay-vs-muay)
- **Mikey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mckay-vs-mikey)
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mckay-vs-moray)
- **McKee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mckay-vs-mckee)
- **Micky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mckay-vs-micky)
- **McRae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mckay-vs-mcrae)
- **mickey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mckay-vs-mickey)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/may-vs-mckay)
- **McCoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mccoy-vs-mckay)
- **Malay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malay-vs-mckay)
- **Mackay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-mckay)
- **Mackey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackey-vs-mckay)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cmkay`, `mcaky`, `mcckay`, `mckayy`, `mckkay`, `mckya`, `mkcay`, `mmckay`

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