McLean

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  • IPA(key): /məˈkleɪn/

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McLean (countable and uncountable, plural McLeans)

  1. (countable) A surname.
    1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, an anglicization of Mac Gille Eòin (“son of the servant of John”).
    2. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Mac Giolla Eoin (“son of the servant of John”).
    3. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Aileáin (“son of Allen”) (McKillen).
    4. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac an Leagha (“son of the physician”) (McKinley).
  2. A placename
    1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. A locale in the United States.
      1. A town in Texas; named for Judge William P. McLean.
      2. A village in Illinois.
      3. A village in Nebraska; named for either railroad employee Donald McLean or the community in Ohio.
      4. A census-designated place in Virginia; named for newspaper publisher John R. McLean.
      5. An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for landowner James McLean.
      6. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

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