Mcadam
name, noun
name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of macadam. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"In some places the McAdam was cut through a hill, while in others it crossed a valley - the surface of the road being from 12 to 15 & sometimes more feet above the old ground."
Proper Noun
- 1 A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Example
More examples"In some places the McAdam was cut through a hill, while in others it crossed a valley - the surface of the road being from 12 to 15 & sometimes more feet above the old ground."
Etymology
Anglicised from a Scottish Gaelic surname meaning "son of Adam", equivalent to Mc- + Adam.
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