McLean

McLean
Clan Maclean Crest Badge
Language(s)Gaelic
Origin
MeaningSon of Gillean
Region of originScotland
Other names
Alternative spellingMaclean
Variant form(s)MacLean
Short form(s)M'Lean
Related names

MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Scottish Gaelic surname (Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John). The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain", a patronymic meaning "son of Gillean". Gillean means "the Servant of [Saint] John [the Baptist]"),[1] named for Gilleathain na Tuaidh, known as "Gillian of the Battleaxe", a famous 5th century warrior.[2]

Eachan Reaganach and his brother Lachlan were descended from Gilleathain na Tuaidh, and are the progenitors of the clan. The family grew very powerful throughout the Hebrides and Highlands[2] through alliances with the Catholic Church in Scotland in the 9th century, the MacDonalds in the 13th century, and the MacKays and MacLeods in the 16th century.[3] Other spellings of the name include McClean, MacLaine, McLaine, McLain, MacLane, and many others.[2]

Duart Castle is the seat of Clan MacLean.[4]

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Maclean Feudal Barons in Scotland

  • The Honorable Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart Baron of Duart
  • Sir Charles Edward Maclean of Dunconnel Bt, 2nd Baronet of Strachur and Glensluain, Baron Strachur, and 16th Hereditary Keeper and Captain of Dunconnel in the Isles of The Sea
  • Lorne Gillean Ian Mclaine of Lochbuie Baron of Moy
  • Malcolm Fraser Maclean of Kingairloch Baron of Kingairloch
  • Kenneth Lee MacLean Baron of Denboig
  • David Ian Mclean Baron of Preston

Maclean Life Peers

Fictional characters

  • Chris McLean, host of the Total Drama series
  • Lord Maclean, a character in "The Revenge of Hamish", a poem by Sydney Lanier
  • Tristan McLean, the mortal father of Piper McLean created by Rick Riordan.
  • Will McLean, narrator in the 1980 novel The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy
  • Piper McLean, a character in Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus series. She is a demigod daughter of Aphrodite and Tristan McLean.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mclean Name Meaning & Mclean Family History". Ancestry. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ a b c "McLean Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Blood and Guts, Spartans of the North". McLean Scotland. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome from Sir Lachlan". Clan Maclean. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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