McLemore

M3C3L1E1M3O1R1E1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper nounMcLemore (plural McLemores)

plural McLemores

  1. 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 CNN
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    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

  1. IrishMac Giolla Mhuire“son of the servant of Mary”
  2. EnglishMcLemore

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhuire (“son of the servant of Mary”). Compare Gilmore.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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