McClay

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McClay

Where it comes from

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an Leagha (“son of the physician”), from leigheas (“remedy, cure”).

proper noun McClays · McLay · McLeay

A surname.

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"McClay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mcclay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{mcclay_2026,
  title = {McClay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcclay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}