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McClellan

/məˈklɛlən/

McClellan proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McClellan (plural McClellans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McClellan

pluralMcClellans
alternative formMcClelland
alternative formMcClellen
alternative formMcLellan
alternative formMcLelland

Origin of McClellan

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.

Words formed from McClellan

Phrases with McClellan

Words that rhyme with McClellan

Questions about McClellan

What does McClellan mean?
McClellan means a surname.
What part of speech is McClellan?
McClellan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McClellan?
McClellan is pronounced /məˈklɛlən/.

Words near McClellan in the dictionary

  1. McCleaves
  2. McCleery
  3. McCleerys
  4. McCleese
  5. McCleeses
  6. McClellan
  7. McClellan Park
  8. McClellan saddle
  9. McClellan saddles
  10. McClelland
  11. McClellands

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