McDonald - name meaning, origin

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

The baby name McDonald sounds like MacDonald. Another similar baby name is Donald.

McDonald is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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