Mcclellan

//məˈklɛlən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"McClellan tried to calm Lincoln's fears."

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.

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McClellan saddle

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