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McLewis

McLewis proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McLewis (plural McLewises)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McLewis

pluralMcLewises
alternative formClewis
alternative formClews

Origin of McLewis

Americanized form of Irish Mac Lughaidh (“son of Lughadh”), a personal name derived from lugh (“brightness”). Compare Lewis.

Questions about McLewis

What does McLewis mean?
McLewis means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McLewis?
McLewis is a proper noun.

Words near McLewis in the dictionary

  1. McLernon
  2. McLeroy
  3. McLeroys
  4. McLester
  5. McLesters
  6. McLewis
  7. McLewises
  8. McLibel
  9. McLin
  10. McLinden
  11. McLindens

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: McLewis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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