Given name & surname

Mcalexander

“son of Alasdair or Alexander”

McAlexander is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McAlexander goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair, meaning “son of Alasdair or Alexander.”

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Where it comes from

McAlexander comes from Scottish Gaelic.

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How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alasdair or Alexander”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Mcalexander, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Mcalester

“son of Alexander”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish · Saints

Mcaleer

“son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mccallister

“son of Alexander”

No U.S. birth series

65% boys · 35% girls

Gaelic

Mccalister

“son of Alexander”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Mckeller

“son of Ealair”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Macmaster

“son of the master”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Maciver

“the son of an archer”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish

McAnespie

“son of the bishop”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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