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McClung

McClung proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McClung (countable and uncountable, plural McClungs)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A ghost town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.

Forms of McClung

pluralMcClungs
alternative formMcCluney
alternative formMcLuney

Origin of McClung

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Luinge (“son of Lunge”), a personal name probably meaning "seafarer".

Questions about McClung

What does McClung mean?
McClung means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McClung?
McClung is a proper noun.

Words near McClung in the dictionary

  1. McClumphas
  2. McClune
  3. McClunes
  4. McCluney
  5. McCluneys
  6. McClung
  7. McClungs
  8. McClure
  9. McClure Strait
  10. McClures
  11. McClurg

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