MacDonald
Son of Donald
MacDonald is a Scottish surname meaning "son of Donald." It ranks among the most common Scottish family names, with variant spellings including McDonald and Macdonald.
The name appears in countless business names, most notably the McDonald's fast-food chain.
Old MacDonald had a farm begins the familiar children's song.
Patterned clan fabric
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
Gaelic · Edinburgh · Glasgow · thistle · haggis · whisky · Celtic · Aberdeen
Traditional poem for young children
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- pigDomesticated swine for meat
duck · chicken · cow · sheep · horse · rooster · pasture · haystack
Gold-colored curved structures
- Happy MealChildren's combo with toy
- drive-thruVehicle-accessible service window
- McNuggetsBite-sized fried chicken morsels
- McMuffinBranded breakfast sandwich
franchise · Quarter Pounder · Filet-O-Fish · McRib · McGriddles · McChicken · supersize · value menu
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- descendantsThose who come after
heritage · bloodline · kinship · pedigree · forebears · patronymic · relatives
tartan
Patterned clan fabric
clan · Gaelic · Edinburgh · Glasgow · thistle · haggis · whisky · Celtic · Aberdeen · Hebrides
nursery rhyme
Traditional poem for young children
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
pig · duck · chicken · cow · sheep · horse · rooster · pasture · haystack · livestock
golden arches
Gold-colored curved structures
- Happy MealChildren's combo with toy
- drive-thruVehicle-accessible service window
- McNuggetsBite-sized fried chicken morsels
McMuffin · franchise · Quarter Pounder · Filet-O-Fish · McRib · McGriddles · McChicken · supersize · value menu · McDonaldland
genealogy
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
descendants · heritage · bloodline · kinship · pedigree · forebears · patronymic · relatives
- Patronymicsbin, Olsen, Hansen, Jensen, Andersen
- Scottish ClansCampbell, MacGregor, Cameron, Fraser, Douglas
- British PoliticiansWalpole, Pitt, Gladstone, Disraeli, Salisbury
- Interwar LeadersHitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt
- Scottish heritageScottish clans, highland clans, Campbell, Stewart, Fraser
- Surname TypesSmith, Miller, Baker, Cooper, Taylor
MacDonaldJohnson
Patronymic meaning son-of
Peterson · Williamson · Andersen · Ivanovich · Fitzgerald
- old macdonaldChildren's song farmer
- Norm Macdonald