English
McLester
McLester comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac an Fhleasdair ‘son of the fletcher (arrow-maker)’.
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac an Fhleasdair‘son of the fletcher (arrow-maker)’
- EnglishtodayMcLester
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac an Fhleasdair‘son of the fletcher (arrow-maker)’
- EnglishtodayMcLester
The story
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Fhleasdair (‘son of the fletcher (arrow-maker)’), an occupational surname.
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Mac an Fhleasdair
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac an Fhleasdair / McLester