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McCleary.

A surname from Irish.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Irish.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Chléirigh (“son of the cleric”), from cléireach (“clerk, cleric”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.