Meanings
plural McLemores
- A surname from Irish.
According to the lawsuit, McLemore struggled with diagnosed schizophrenia and substance abuse and was in the midst of an “acute mental health crisis.”
2023 April 13, Paradise Afshar and Andi Babineau, “A man with schizophrenia died after being kept naked and malnourished in solitary confinement at an Indiana jail for nearly 3 weeks, lawsuit says”, in CNN1 more example
Jeptha Billingsley, who was no prize pig himself (he had been arrested for horse theft and assault with intent to murder), was to be taught a lesson, and the vigilantes made him cut down the McLemores.
2011, Richard Zelade, Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas, page 274
Origin
- IrishMac Giolla Mhuire“son of the servant of Mary”
- EnglishMcLemore
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhuire (“son of the servant of Mary”). Compare Gilmore.
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McLemore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McLemore
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