McDonald

See also: Mc Donald and Mcdonald

English

Etymology

A common spelling variant of MacDonald, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, equivalent to "son of Donald".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məkˈdɒnəld/
• (US) IPA^(key): /məkˈdɑnəld/
• Rhymes: -ɒnəld

Proper noun

McDonald

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A minor city in Rawlins County, Kansas.
   2. An extinct town in Barry County, Missouri.
   3. An unincorporated community in Lea County, New Mexico.
   4. A town in Robeson County, North Carolina.
   5. A village in Trumbull County, Ohio.
   6. A borough in Allegheny County and Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Derived terms

• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• McDonald County
• McDonaldish
• McDonaldization
• McDonaldize
• McDonald's

 

Translations

all senses — see MacDonald