# McNeill

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,660

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
2. An unincorporated community in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Mac (“son of”) + Niall (“possibly "the champion”).

## Easily confused with
- **McGill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcgill-vs-mcneill)
- **McNeil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcneil-vs-mcneill)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cmneill`, `mccneill`, `mcenill`, `mcnelil`, `mcniell`, `mcnneill`, `mmcneill`, `mnceill`

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