McClintock

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UK/məˈklɪn.tək/US/məˈklɪnˌtɑk/US/-tək/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Giolla Fhionntóg ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig →
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Meanings

proper nounMcClintock (plural McClintocks)

plural McClintocks

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Gille Fhionndaig“son of the servant of (Saint) Finndag”
  2. IrishMac Giolla Fhionntóg
  3. EnglishMcClintock

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntóg and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finndag”), a personal name derived from fionn (“white”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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