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McFarlane

McFarlane proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McFarlane (plural McFarlanes)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of McFarlane

pluralMcFarlanes
alternative formMacFarlane
alternative formMcFarlain
alternative formMcFarlan
alternative formMcFarland
alternative formMcFarlen
alternative formMcFarlin
alternative formMcFarling

Origin of McFarlane

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pharthaláin (“son of Parthalán”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Bartholomew.

Words formed from McFarlane

Questions about McFarlane

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

Words near McFarlane in the dictionary

  1. McFalls
  2. McFallses
  3. McFarlan
  4. McFarland
  5. McFarlands
  6. McFarlane
  7. McFarlanes
  8. McFarlans
  9. McFarlin
  10. McFarling
  11. McFarlings

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