"McLeish" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McLeishes [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{der|en|ga|Mac Gille Íosa||son of the servant of Jesus}} Irish Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|McLeishes}} McLeish (plural McLeishes)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: McLeish Synonyms: McCleese, McClish, McLees, McLish

Inflected forms

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