# McDonald

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məkˈdɒnəld/ · frequency rank #10,083

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. Alternative form of McDonald's.

## Etymology
A common spelling variant of MacDonald, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, equivalent to "son of Donald".

## Easily confused with
- **McDonald's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcdonald-vs-mcdonald-s)
- **MacDonald** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macdonald-vs-mcdonald)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cmdonald`, `mccdonald`, `mcddonald`, `mcdnoald`, `mcdoanld`, `mcdonadl`, `mcdonaldd`, `mcdonalld`, `mcdonlad`, `mcdonnald`, `mcodnald`, `mdconald`, `mmcdonald`

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