MacDonell

MacDonell, Macdonell, or McDonell is a surname of Scottish origin. It is an

anglicized Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

form of the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

patronymic ''Mac Dhòmhnaill'', meaning "son of Dòmhnall". The personal name Dòmhnall is composed of the elements domno "world" and val "might", "rule". The name is a variation of other

Clan Donald Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald or Clan McDonald ( ), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans. Historically the chiefs of the Clan Donald held the title of Lord of the Isles until 1493 and two of those chiefs a ...

surnames such as MacDonald and

Donaldson Donaldson is a Scottish and Irish patronymic surname meaning "son of Donald". It is a simpler Anglicized variant for the name MacDonald. Notable people with the surname include: A * Alastair Donaldson (1955–2013), Scottish musician * Alex Do ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * A. G. Macdonell (1895–1941), Scottish writer, journalist, and broadcaster * Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry (1771–1828), chief of the Clan MacDonnel of Glengarry * Alexander Macdonell (1762–1840), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop * Alexander Macdonell (1762–1842), Canadian soldier and political figure * Alexander McDonell (1786–1861), Scottish-Canadian immigration agent and political figure * Angus Claude Macdonell (1861–1924), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Angus MacDonell Angus Macdonell of Collachie (died October 8, 1804) was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, the son of Allan McDonell and brother of Alexander Macdonell of Collachie, and came to the esta ...

(1751–1817), Scottish-Canadian soldier and political figure *

Angus Macdonell Angus Macdonell of Collachie (died October 8, 1804) was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, the son of Allan McDonell and brother of Alexander Macdonell of Collachie, and came to the esta ...

(died 1804), Scottish-Canadian lawyer and political figure *

Archibald Hayes Macdonell Major General Archibald Hayes Macdonell, (February 6, 1868 – November 12, 1939) was a Canadian soldier and politician. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, the third son of late Angus Duncan Macdonell and Pauline Rosalie De-la-haye, his c ...

(1868–1939), Canadian soldier and politician *

Arthur Anthony Macdonell Arthur Anthony Macdonell, FBA (11 May 1854 – 28 December 1930) was an Indian-born British linguist and Sanskrit scholar. Biography Macdonell was born at Muzaffarpur in the Tirhut region of the state of Bihar in British India, the son o ...

(1854–1930), British Sanskrit scholar * Brian MacDonell (born 1935), New Zealand politician * Donald Aeneas MacDonell (1794–1879), Canadian soldier and politician * Donald Macdonell (Upper Canada politician) (1778–1861), Scottish-Canadian politician * Hugh McDonell (died 1833), Scottish-Canadian soldier and politician *Sir Hugh MacDonell (1832–1904), British diplomat * James Macdonell (1841–1879), Scottish journalist *

John Alexander MacDonell John Alexander MacDonell (November 22, 1854 – October 27, 1912) was a Canadian politician. Born in Dundas, Canada West, MacDonell was educated in Hamilton and Toronto. A civil engineer and contractor, he was Chief Clerk of the Manitoba D ...

(1854–1912), Canadian politician *

John MacDonell Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell of Greenfield (19 April 1785 – 14 October 1812) was an aide-de-camp to British Major General Sir Isaac Brock during the War of 1812, dying in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Life He was born on 19 Apr ...

(contemporary), Canadian politician from Nova Scotia *

(1728–1810), Scottish-Canadian military man and colonist *

(born 1966), Canadian lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia *

John Macdonell Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell of Greenfield (19 April 1785 – 14 October 1812) was an aide-de-camp to British Major General Sir Isaac Brock during the War of 1812, dying in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Life He was born on 19 Apr ...

(1785–1812), Scottish-Canadian aide-de-camp to British Major General Isaac Brock during the War of 1812 * John McDonell (1768–1850), Scottish-Canadian soldier, judge and political figure * John McDonell (1758–1809), Canadian soldier, judge, and political figure *

Miles Macdonell Miles MacDonell ( – 28 June 1828) was the first governor of the Red River Colony (or, Assiniboia), a 19th-century Scottish settlement located in present-day Manitoba and North Dakota. Miles Macdonell Collegiate, opened in 1952, in Winnipeg, M ...

(1767–1828), Scottish-Canadian military man and colonist *

Nick McDonell Robert Nicholas McDonell (born February 18, 1984) is an American writer who has worked as a journalist, screenwriter, producer, novelist and researcher. Personal life McDonell was born in 1984 in New York City and raised there. McDonell attende ...

(born 1984), American writer * Philip James Macdonell, (1873–1940), British Colonial judge * Terry McDonell (born 1944), American journalist and editor * William Andrew Macdonell (1853–1920), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop ;Scottish clan *

Clan MacDonell of Glengarry Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, also known as Clan Ranald of Knoydart & Glengarry () is a Highland Scottish clan and is a branch of the larger Clan Donald. The clan takes its name from River Garry where the river Garry runs eastwards through Loch ...

* Clan MacDonell of Keppoch {{surname Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names