English Explanatory Dictionary

MacDonald

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic common in Scotland.
  2. An unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
name
  1. A surname, an alternative form of MacDonald.
  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
  3. A rural municipality south-west of Winnipeg, Manitoba, named after John A. Macdonald; in full, the Rural Municipality of Macdonald.

Pronunciation

/məkˈdɒnəld/ /məkˈdɑnəld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-MacDonald.wav

Word forms

MacDonald Mac Donald MacDonnell McDonald Mc Donald McDonnell M'Donald MDonald MaDonald Donald Macdonalds

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, equivalent to "son of Donald".

Derived words

Central Macdonald Higher Macdonald Lower Macdonald Macdonaldian Macdonalds Creek Macdonald triad Upper Macdonald
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