MacAlpine

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/məˈkælpɪn/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein →
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Meanings

proper nounMacAlpine (plural MacAlpines)

plural MacAlpines · alternative Mac Alpine · alternative Macalpine · alternative M'Alpine · alternative M'alpine · alternative Malpine · alternative McAlpine · alternative Mc Alpine · alternative Mcalpine · alternative MaAlpine · alternative Ma'alpine · alternative Ma'Alpine · alternative Alpine · alternative MacAilpein · alternative Mac Ailpein · alternative Macailpein

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Ailpein
  2. EnglishMacAlpine

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein, from Proto-Celtic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

campanile
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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