"Maclean" meaning in English

See Maclean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Macleans [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain, patronymic form of a personal name meaning "servant of (Saint) John". Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Maclean (countable and uncountable, plural Macleans)
  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Maclean-en-name-BVNBS1Qr Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Towns in Australia, Towns in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Maclean-en-name-Hi-xltBn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: MacLean, Mac Lean, McLean, Mclean, Mc Lean, Malean, MaLean, M'Lean, Lean, McClean, Mcclean, Mc Clean, MacClean, Macclean, Mac Clean, MaClean, M'Clean, Clean
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