# McKnight

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,915

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton.

## Easily confused with
- **midnight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcknight-vs-midnight)

## Common misspellings (14)
`cmknight`, `mccknight`, `mckinght`, `mckknight`, `mckngiht`, `mcknigght`, `mcknighht`, `mcknightt`, `mcknigth`, `mcknihgt`, `mcknnight`, `mcnkight`, `mkcnight`, `mmcknight`

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