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Macfarlane

Macfarlane proper noun: a surname, an alternative form of MacFarlane.

Proper noun (1)

Macfarlane

  1. A surname, an alternative form of MacFarlane.
  2. A rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region of Queensland, Australia.

Noun

Macfarlane (plural Macfarlanes)

  1. A coat having a shoulder cape attached at the neck. In styles for women it may have two front slits near the waist through which a person's arms may be extended; for men it is a (generally) single-breasted overcoat with sleeves, the shoulder cape usually extending only to the elbows; similar to the ulster and Inverness

Proper noun (2) capitalized: MacFarlane

MacFarlane (plural MacFarlanes)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Macfarlane

Noun
pluralMacfarlanes
Proper noun
pluralMacFarlanes
alternative formMacfarlane

Origin of Macfarlane

Variant spelling of McFarlane.

Questions about Macfarlane

What does Macfarlane mean?
Macfarlane means a surname, an alternative form of MacFarlane.
What part of speech is Macfarlane?
Macfarlane can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Macfarlane in the dictionary

  1. MacEwen
  2. Macewen's sign
  3. MacEwens
  4. Macey
  5. macfallite
  6. Macfarlane
  7. MacFarlanes
  8. macfarlanite
  9. MacFarquhar
  10. MacFarquhars
  11. MacGahan

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