# McNair

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,403

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:

## Etymology
Various origins:
* Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Uidhir (“son of sallow John”), from the personal name Iain (“John”) and odhar (“dun; sallow”).
* Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Oighre (“son of the heir”), from oighre (“heir, inheritor”).
* Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Mhaoir (“son of the officer”), from maor (“officer”).

## Easily confused with
- **McNeil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcnair-vs-mcneil)
- **midair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcnair-vs-midair)
- **mair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mcnair)
- **McCain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mccain-vs-mcnair)
- **McNabb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcnabb-vs-mcnair)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cmnair`, `mcanir`, `mccnair`, `mcnairr`, `mcnari`, `mcniar`, `mcnnair`, `mmcnair`, `mncair`

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