"McClellan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McClellans [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname Gilliland. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Mac Gille Fhaolain}} Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain, {{der|en|ga|Mac Giolla Fhaoláin||son of the servant of Faolán}} Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of Faolán”), {{cog|ga|faol||wolf}} Irish faol (“wolf”), {{m|en|Gilliland}} Gilliland Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} McClellan (plural McClellans)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: McClellan Synonyms: McClelland, McClellen, McLellan, McLelland Derived forms: McClellan saddle
    Sense id: en-McClellan-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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