Maclaurin

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/məˈklɒɹɪn//məˈklɔːɹɪn/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Labhrainn →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete MacLaurin · alternative obsolete McLaurin · alternative obsolete M'Laurin

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Labhrainn
  2. EnglishMaclaurin

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Labhrainn (literally “son of Lawrence”). Equivalent to Mac- + Laurin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Malrucian
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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