MacDonald

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UK/məkˈdɒnəld/US/məkˈdɑnəld/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic common in Scotland.

CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

MacDonald1

proper noun

alternative Mac Donald · alternative Macdonald · alternative MacDonnell · alternative Macdonnell · alternative McDonald · alternative Mc Donald · alternative Mcdonald · alternative McDonnell · alternative M'Donald · alternative M'donald · alternative MDonald · alternative Mdonald · alternative MaDonald · alternative Madonald · alternative Donald

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic common in Scotland.
    1 more example

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Macdonald2

proper nounMacdonald (plural Macdonalds)

plural Macdonalds

  1. A surname, an alternative form of MacDonald.
  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
  3. A rural municipality south-west of Winnipeg, Manitoba, named after John A. Macdonald; in full, the Rural Municipality of Macdonald.

Origin

MacDonald · proper noun

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Dhòmhnaill
  2. EnglishMacDonald

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, equivalent to "son of Donald".

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Macdonald · proper noun

A spelling variant of MacDonald.

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Translations

Arabic ماكدونالد
  • ماكدونالدsurname, place name — see also McDonald's
Bengali ম্যাকডোনাল্ড
  • ম্যাকডোনাল্ড (mêkḍōnalḍ)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Chinese Cantonese 麥當勞 /麦当劳
  • 麥當勞 /麦当劳 (mak⁶ dong¹ lou⁴)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Chinese Mandarin 麥克唐納 /麦克唐纳
  • 麥克唐納 /麦克唐纳 (Màikètángnà)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Greek Μακ Ντόναλντ, Μακντόναλντ
  • Μακ Ντόναλντ (Mak Ntónalnt)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
  • Μακντόναλντ (Makntónalnt)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Hebrew מקדונלד
  • מקדונלדsurname, place name — see also McDonald's
Hindi मैकडोनाल्ड
  • मैकडोनाल्ड (maikḍonālḍ)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Irish Mac Dhomhnaill
  • Mac Dhomhnaillsurname, place name — see also McDonald's
Japanese マクドナルド
  • マクドナルド (Makudonarudo)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Korean 맥도날드
  • 맥도날드 (Maekdonaldeu)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Persian مک دونالد
  • مک دونالدsurname, place name — see also McDonald's
Punjabi ਮੈਕਡੋਨਲਡ
  • ਮੈਕਡੋਨਲਡ (maikḍonalaḍ)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Russian Макдональд
  • Макдональд (Makdonalʹd)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Tamil மெக்டொனால்ட்
  • மெக்டொனால்ட் (mekṭoṉālṭ)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Thai แมคโดนัลด์
  • แมคโดนัลด์ (mɛ́k-doo-nôo)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Ukrainian Макдональд
  • Макдональд (Makdonalʹd)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Urdu میکڈونلڈ
  • میکڈونلڈ (maikḍonālḍ)surname, place name — see also McDonald's
Yiddish מאַקדאַנאַלד
  • מאַקדאַנאַלד (makdanald)surname, place name — see also McDonald's

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

MacDonald. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacDonald

MLA

“MacDonald.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacDonald. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MacDonald,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacDonald.

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