# Maclean

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,128

## Definitions
1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain, patronymic form of a personal name meaning "servant of (Saint) John".

## Easily confused with
- **McLean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maclean-vs-mclean)
- **Malian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maclean-vs-malian)
- **Macleod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maclean-vs-macleod)
- **mailman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maclean-vs-mailman)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amclean`, `macclean`, `macelan`, `maclaen`, `macleann`, `maclena`, `macllean`, `malcean`, `mcalean`, `mmaclean`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maclean