Etymology

McDonald

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

Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Dhòmhnaill
  2. English todayMcDonald

A common spelling variant of MacDonald, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, equivalent to "son of Donald".

Words from the same roots

Scottish GaelicMac Dhòmhnaill all →

MacDonald

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.