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. 1 2 3 "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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