McAlpine

M3C3A1L1P3I1N1E1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Mac Ailpín ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein →
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Meanings

proper nounMcAlpine (plural McAlpines)

plural McAlpines · alternative Alphin · alternative MacAlpine · alternative McAlpin

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Ailpein“son of Ailpean”
  2. IrishMac Ailpín
  3. EnglishMcAlpine

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ailpín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein (“son of Ailpean”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump; stout person”). Compare O'Halpin.

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APA

McAlpine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAlpine

MLA

“McAlpine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAlpine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McAlpine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAlpine.

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