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Maclean

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Maclean¹

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain, patronymic form of a personal name meaning "servant of (Saint) John".

proper noun Macleans · MacLean · Mac Lean · McLean · Mclean · Mc Lean

  1. countable, uncountable A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia.

MacLean²

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain, meaning "son of the servant of John".

proper noun MacLeans · Maclean · Mac Lean · McLean · Mclean · Mc Lean

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mclean, mcclain, fletcher, smedley, maclagan, macintosh, macfarlane, macdonald, macaulay, macknight, macewen, macintyre, mccallum, macmahon, macdougall, mackellar

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"Maclean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maclean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Maclean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maclean

Chicago

"Maclean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maclean.

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@misc{maclean_2026,
  title = {Maclean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maclean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}