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McLeish

McLeish proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McLeish (plural McLeishes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McLeish

pluralMcLeishes
alternative formMcCleese
alternative formMcClish
alternative formMcLees
alternative formMcLish

Origin of McLeish

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”).

Questions about McLeish

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

Words near McLeish in the dictionary

  1. McLeans
  2. McLeans Ridges
  3. McLeansboro
  4. McLees
  5. McLeeses
  6. McLeish
  7. McLeishes
  8. McLellan
  9. McLelland
  10. McLellands
  11. McLellans

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