Etymology

McAleese

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa ← Irish Mac Giolla Íosa
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Giolla Íosa“son of the servant of Jesus”
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Gille Íosa
  3. English todayMcAleese

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa and Irish Mac Giolla Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”).

Words from the same roots

Scottish GaelicMac Gille Íosa all →

McGillis

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