Etymology

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Irish Mac an Leagha
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac an Leagha“son of the physician”
  2. English todayMcClay

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an Leagha (“son of the physician”), from leigheas (“remedy, cure”).

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