"McCaskill" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McCaskills [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill (“son of Asgall”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Mac Asgaill||son of Asgall}} Scottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill (“son of Asgall”), {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{m|non|Ásketill}} Ásketill, {{m|non|áss||god}} áss (“god”), {{m|non|ketill||kettle, cauldron}} ketill (“kettle, cauldron”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} McCaskill (countable and uncountable, plural McCaskills)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse]. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-McCaskill-en-name-PBOaKmKt Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Arkansas, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-McCaskill-en-name-g011kXZK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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