MacDonald - name meaning and origin

The boy's name MacDonald \m(a)-cdona-ld, mac-do-nald\ is a variant of Macdonald (Scottish, Gaelic), and the meaning of MacDonald is "son of Donald".

The baby name MacDonald sounds like McDonald.

MacDonald is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name MacDonald. Compare MacDonald with related baby names.