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Mcadam

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Noun
  1. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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