English Explanatory Dictionary

McAlpine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

McAlpine McAlpines Alphin MacAlpine McAlpin

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ailpín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein (“son of Ailpean”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump; stout person”). Compare O'Halpin.

Derived words

mcalpineite McAlpine's Fusiliers
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