"McKellar" meaning in English

See McKellar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: McKellars [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ealair (“son of Ealair”), the Gaelic equivalent of Hillary. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Mac Ealair||son of Ealair}} Scottish Gaelic Mac Ealair (“son of Ealair”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} McKellar (countable and uncountable, plural McKellars)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-McKellar-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. A town in Ontario, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Towns in Canada, Towns in Ontario
    Sense id: en-McKellar-en-name-UvCPZbiY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: MacKellar, McCullah, McCullar, McCuller, McCullers, McKeller

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