McKnight is a Scottish and Irish surname meaning "son of the knight." It appears in place names, institutions, and as a given name.
The McKnight Foundation is a Minnesota-based philanthropic organization.
Professor McKnight's research changed the field.
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McKnight is a Scottish and Irish surname meaning "son of the knight." It appears in place names, institutions, and as a given name.
The McKnight Foundation is a Minnesota-based philanthropic organization.
Professor McKnight's research changed the field.
1. surname — family, Related people together; clan (Related group sharing ancestry); heritage (Inherited cultural legacy); ancestry (Family line of descent); genealogy · Scottish · Irish · patronymic · lineage · bloodline · descent · kinship · relatives · forebears
2. etymology — night, Dark hours daily; Mac (Apple's computer line); son (Male child relation); servant (One employed to serve); Gaelic · Celtic · Scottish · patronymic · translation · meaning · origin · prefix · suffix · nomenclature
knight, knights, knightly, knighthood, knightliness
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/McKnight