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Where does “MacLean” come from?

MacLean is the English form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gilleathain, a patronymic meaning "son of Gilleathain."

Ancestry of “MacLean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicMacGilleEathain—
Every word from Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain →