Etymology

McAllister

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Today it means: A patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Alasdair“son of Alexander”
  2. English todayMcAllister

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Allister.

Words from the same roots

Scottish GaelicMac Alasdair all →

McAlexander

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