McDonald
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McDonald¹
- /məkˈdɒnəld/ UK
- /məkˈdɑnəld/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnəld
Where it comes from
A common spelling variant of MacDonald, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, equivalent to "son of Donald".
proper noun McDonalds
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Born poor in rural New Hampshire, Richard and Maurice (Mac) McDonald migrated to California in the late 1920's, equipped with high school diplomas and the desire to make $1 million before they reached 50. […] By 1954, the McDonalds had sold 21 franchises and opened nine outlets.
- A minor city in Rawlins County, Kansas.
- An extinct town in Barry County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Lea County, New Mexico.
- A town in Robeson County, North Carolina.
- A village in Trumbull County, Ohio.
- A borough in Allegheny County and Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- Alternative form of McDonald's Over a life time the average American consumes more than 50 tons of food. For meat eaters this could include about 2,450 chickens, 118 turkeys, 33 pigs, and 12 cows. For many of us, this total could also include about 6,500 hot dogs, 20,000 M&M’s, 35,000 cookies, 70,000 cups of coffee and 1,800 McDo
Mcdonald²
proper noun
- Alternative form of McDonald
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: macdonald, glazier, macdonnell, eatery, mcd, fastfood, takeaway, carryout, snackbar, maccas, mc donald, mcronald, m'donald, mcdougal, mcdougald, mcandrew
Talk about this word "McDonald." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mcdonald. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. McDonald. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mcdonald "McDonald." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mcdonald.Cite this
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title = {McDonald},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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