Meanings
Origin
- IrishMac Dornáin“son of Dornán”
- EnglishMcDorman
Perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dornáin (“son of Dornán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of dorn (“fist”).
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McDorman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McDorman
“McDorman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McDorman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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