McAleese

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa ← Irish Mac Giolla Íosa →
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Meanings

proper nounMcAleese (plural McAleeses)

plural McAleeses

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Giolla Íosa“son of the servant of Jesus”
  2. Scottish GaelicMac Gille Íosa
  3. EnglishMcAleese

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa and Irish Mac Giolla Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”).

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APA

McAleese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAleese

MLA

“McAleese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAleese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McAleese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAleese.

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