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McAleer

McAleer proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McAleer (plural McAleers)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McAleer

pluralMcAleers
alternative formMcAlear

Origin of McAleer

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Giolla Uidihir (“son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar”), a byname from odhar (“dun; dull, dark”). Compare McLear and McClure.

Questions about McAleer

What does McAleer mean?
McAleer means a surname.
What part of speech is McAleer?
McAleer is a proper noun.

Words near McAleer in the dictionary

  1. McAffee
  2. McAffees
  3. McAffrey
  4. McAleenan
  5. McAleenans
  6. McAleer
  7. McAleers
  8. McAleese
  9. McAleeses
  10. McAlester
  11. McAlesters

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