"McGuffey" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McGuffeys [plural]
Etymology: It could be a variant of the surname McDuffie. Alternatively, it may be an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhabhoig (“son of Davuc”), a diminutive of the personal name David. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Mac Dhabhoig||son of Davuc}} Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhabhoig (“son of Davuc”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} McGuffey (countable and uncountable, plural McGuffeys)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-McGuffey-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Ohio, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-McGuffey-en-name-szWwLU8D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: McGuffie [surname]

Inflected forms

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