McKay
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Jamaican-American writer
essayist
family name
key figure of the Harlem Renaissance
novelist
person
poet
shipbuilder
surname
McKay is a surname most notably associated with Claude McKay, a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance and influential Jamaican-American writer and poet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McKay canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jamaican-American writer
ⓘ
essayist ⓘ family name ⓘ key figure of the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ shipbuilder ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Jamaica
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1948 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Mac Aoidh ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jamaican ⓘ |
| genre |
novels
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ political essays ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin |
Irish
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Claude McKay
ⓘ
Donald McKay ⓘ George McKay ⓘ John McKay ⓘ |
| hasUsage |
English-language surname
ⓘ
Irish surname ⓘ Scottish surname ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Mac Kai
ⓘ
MacKay ⓘ McKey ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| meaning | son of Aodh ⓘ |
| meaningOfGivenNameRoot |
Aodh
ⓘ
surface form:
Aodh means "fire"
|
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Banana Bottom
ⓘ
Banjo ⓘ Home to Harlem ⓘ If We Must Die ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jamaica ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ian McKay
subject surface form:
Claude McKay