Maclean
Maclean proper noun: a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Proper noun (1)
Maclean (countable and uncountable, plural Macleans)
- A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: MacLean
MacLean (plural MacLeans)
Forms of Maclean
| plural | Macleans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | MacLean |
| alternative form | Mac Lean |
| alternative form | McLean |
| alternative form | Mclean |
| alternative form | Mc Lean |
| alternative form | Malean |
| alternative form | MaLean |
| alternative form | M'Lean |
| alternative form | Lean |
| alternative form | McClean |
| alternative form | Mcclean |
| alternative form | Mc Clean |
| alternative form | MacClean |
| alternative form | Macclean |
| alternative form | Mac Clean |
| alternative form | MaClean |
| alternative form | M'Clean |
| alternative form | Clean |
| plural | MacLeans |
Origin of Maclean
From Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain, patronymic form of a personal name meaning "servant of (Saint) John".
From Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain, meaning "son of the servant of John".
Words formed from Maclean
Questions about Maclean
- What does Maclean mean?
- Maclean means a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- What part of speech is Maclean?
- Maclean is a proper noun.
Words near Maclean in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Maclean (page history and authors); MacLean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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