Etymology

McAlpine

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Irish Mac Ailpín ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Ailpein“son of Ailpean”
  2. Irish · derived fromMac Ailpín
  3. English todayMcAlpine

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ailpín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein (“son of Ailpean”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump; stout person”). Compare O'Halpin.

Words from the same roots

Scottish GaelicMac Ailpein all →

MacAlpine

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