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McClory

McClory proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McClory (plural McClorys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McClory

pluralMcClorys
alternative formMcClowry
alternative formMcGlory

Origin of McClory

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Labhradha (“son of Labhraidh”), a personal name which derives from the verb labhair (“to speak”). Compare Lavery.

Questions about McClory

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

Words near McClory in the dictionary

  1. McClintocks
  2. McClinton
  3. McClintons
  4. McClish
  5. McClishes
  6. McClory
  7. McClorys
  8. McCloskey
  9. McCloskeyan
  10. McCloskeyian
  11. McCloskeyite

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