"McBain" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McBains [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghille Bhàin (“son of the pale or white-haired man”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Mac a' Ghille Bhàin||son of the pale or white-haired man}} Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghille Bhàin (“son of the pale or white-haired man”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|McBains}} McBain (countable and uncountable, plural McBains)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-McBain-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A minor city in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States, founded by John McBain. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Michigan, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: MacBain, McBane, Mebane
    Sense id: en-McBain-en-name-PWuGqodO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

Inflected forms

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