McCausland

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Ausaláin →
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Meanings

proper nounMcCausland (countable and uncountable, plural McCauslands)

plural McCauslands · alternative McAuslane · alternative McCaslin · alternative McCauslin

  1. countableuncountableA surname.

    McCausland, 20, went from being a late call-up to the squad on Monday to a surprise starter on his senior Northern Ireland debut, less than a week after the winger made his first Rangers start on what was his seventh appearance for the Scottish Premiership side.

    2023 November 17, Mark Sterling, “Finland 4-0 Norhern^([sic]) Ireland: Injury-hit NI suffer further misery with deflating defeat in Helsinki”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2023, retrieved 02 Sep 2026
  2. countableuncountableA city in Scott County, Iowa, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Ausaláin“son of Absolom”
  2. EnglishMcCausland

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ausaláin (“son of Absolom”), from the name of a cleric.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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