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McIntosh.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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  2. A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Alabama.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: A town in Marion County, Florida.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.

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  9. A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

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Where this word comes from

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

noun/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
  1. A cultivar of apple whose fruit has red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September. The fruit of this cultivar.

  2. A cultivar of apple whose fruit has red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September. The tree of this cultivar, which bears this fruit.

Where this word comes from

Named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who discovered the original single tree in 1796.

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