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McLaughlin

/məˈɡlɑklɪn/

McLaughlin proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McLaughlin

  1. A surname from Irish.
    • In a rare Trump-era rebuke of ICE, U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said on Friday that the officer had been "relieved of current duties" pending an investigation.2025 September 27, Ted Hesson, Brian Snyder, Heather Schlitz, “ICE tactics inflame tensions in New York, Chicago and other cities”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2025
  2. A minor city in Corson County, South Dakota, United States.

Forms of McLaughlin

alternative formMcClaflin
alternative formMcGlaughlin
alternative formMcGlothin
alternative formMcGlothlin
alternative formMc Laughlin
alternative formMclauglin
alternative formMaclauglin
alternative formMacLauglin
alternative formMac Lauglin
alternative formM'Lauglin
alternative formM'lauglin
alternative formMLauglin
alternative formMlauglin
alternative formLauglin
alternative formMcLaughlan
alternative formMcLachlan
alternative formMcLauchlin
alternative formMcLauchlan

Origin of McLaughlin

Anglicized from Irish Mac Lochlainn (“son of Lochlan”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Laughlin.

Words formed from McLaughlin

Questions about McLaughlin

What does McLaughlin mean?
McLaughlin means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McLaughlin?
McLaughlin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McLaughlin?
McLaughlin is pronounced /məˈɡlɑklɪn/.

Words near McLaughlin in the dictionary

  1. McLarnon
  2. McLarty
  3. McLartys
  4. McLaughin
  5. McLaughlan
  6. McLaughlin
  7. McLaurin
  8. McLaurins
  9. McLaverty
  10. McLavertys
  11. McLawhorn

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