McClure

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McClure

/məˈklʊə(ɹ)/ UK
/məˈklɔː(ɹ)/ UK
/məˈklʊəɹ/ US
/məˈklɝ/ US

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir and Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir (“son of the dun lad”), from Mac + gille + uidhir, obsolete form of odhar (“dun; dark”).

proper noun McClures · McLure

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A village in Alexander County, Illinois.
countable, uncountable A village in Henry County, Ohio.
countable, uncountable A town in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.

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"McClure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mcclure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{mcclure_2026,
  title = {McClure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcclure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}