McClellan

M3C3C3L1E1L1L1A1N1
/məˈklɛlən/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain ← Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper nounMcClellan (plural McClellans)

plural McClellans · alternative McClelland · alternative McClellen · alternative McLellan · alternative McLelland

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Giolla Fhaoláin“son of the servant of Faolán”
  2. Scottish GaelicMac Gille Fhaolain
  3. EnglishMcClellan

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname Gilliland.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with McClellan

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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