English Explanatory Dictionary

McClure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A village in Alexander County, Illinois.
  4. A village in Henry County, Ohio.
  5. A town in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
  6. An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.

Pronunciation

/məˈklʊə(ɹ)/ /məˈklɔː(ɹ)/ /məˈklʊəɹ/ /məˈklɝ/

Word forms

McClure McClures McLure

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir and Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir (“son of the dun lad”), from Mac + gille + uidhir, obsolete form of odhar (“dun; dark”).

Derived words

McClure Strait
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