English Explanatory Dictionary

McAdam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

noun

Alternative spelling of macadam.

Word forms

McAdam Macadam McKeggie

Etymology

Anglicised from a Scottish Gaelic surname meaning "son of Adam", equivalent to Mc- + Adam.

Derived words

macadam McAdamise McAdamize McAdamization

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