English Explanatory Dictionary

McClellan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/məˈklɛlən/

Word forms

McClellan McClellans McClelland McClellen McLellan McLelland

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname Gilliland.

Derived words

McClellan saddle
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