"McNaught" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /məkˈnɔːt/ Forms: McNaughts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachdan. The comet was named after its discoverer, astronomer Robert H. McNaught, who discovered it in 2006. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|Mac Neachdan}} Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachdan Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} McNaught (countable and uncountable, plural McNaughts)
  1. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-McNaught-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A comet in Solar System. A rare comet which was visible to the naked eye, in the southern hemisphere in 2007. The first great comet of the 21st century, and brightest comet in about half-a-century. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-McNaught-en-name-AEZmLObq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Great Comet of 2007, Comet McNaught, McNaught's Comet, C (alt: McNaught), 2006 P1 (McNaught) (alt: McNaught), C (McNaught) (alt: McNaught), C, 2006 P1 McNaught Hypernyms: comet (english: type), great comet (english: type), Solar System [location] Related terms: MacNaught, M'Naught Coordinate_terms: NEOWISE (english: C/2020 F3), Hale-Bopp (english: C/1995 O1; Great Comet of 1997), Hyakutake (english: C/1996 B2; Great Comet of 1996), West (english: C/1975 V1 or C 1976 VI or C 1975n; Great Comet of 1976), Kohoutek (english: C/1973 E1 or C 1973 XII or C 1973f), Halley (alt: Halley's Comet/Comet Halley) (english: 1/P Halley)
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