McLeish

M3C3L1E1I1S1H4

proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Mac Gille Íosa →
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Meanings

proper nounMcLeish (plural McLeishes)

plural McLeishes · alternative McCleese · alternative McClish · alternative McLees · alternative McLish

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Gille Íosa“son of the servant of Jesus”
  2. EnglishMcLeish

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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