McAleer

M3C3A1L1E1E1R1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Mac Giolla Uidihir →
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Meanings

proper nounMcAleer (plural McAleers)

plural McAleers · alternative McAlear

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Giolla Uidihir“son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar”
  2. EnglishMcAleer

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Giolla Uidihir (“son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar”), a byname from odhar (“dun; dull, dark”). Compare McLear and McClure.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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