"McPherson" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən/ Forms: McPhersons [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain (“son of the parson”), from pearsan (“parson”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Mac a' Phearsain||son of the parson}} Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain (“son of the parson”), {{m|gd|pearsan||parson}} pearsan (“parson”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} McPherson (countable and uncountable, plural McPhersons)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-McPherson-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. A city, the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Kansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Ferson [surname], MacPherson [surname], McPhearson [surname], Pherson [surname] Derived forms: McPherson County
    Sense id: en-McPherson-en-name-GbVVhtQe Categories (other): County seats of Kansas, USA

Inflected forms

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