Brief Life History of Iain Maclean The
Iain Maclean The Younger was born before 1700, in Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died before 1800.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Iain Maclean The Younger - Published information: birth-name: Iain Maclean The Younger
Name Meaning
English (mainly Northumberland and eastern Scotland): from Middle English yungre ‘younger’, comparative of Young , used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In one case, at least, however, the name is known to have been borne by an immigrant Fleming, and was probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer ‘young nobleman’ (see Jonker ).
Americanized form of various cognate or like-sounding names in other languages, notably German Junger and Junker , or Dutch Jonker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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