Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Mcaleese
“son of the servant of Jesus”
McAleese is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McAleese goes back to Irish Mac Giolla Íosa, meaning “son of the servant of Jesus.”
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Where it comes from
McAleese comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa, from Irish Mac Giolla Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcaleese’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Mcaleese, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mcardle
“son of Ardal”
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Mcatee
“son of the sage”
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Mcafee
“son of Dhuibhshít”
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Mcabee
“son of life”
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Mcaleer
“son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar”
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Mcateer
“son of the craftsman”
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Mcaloon
“son of the servant of (Saint) John”
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McAuliffe
“the son of Olaf”
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