# MacDonell

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{{Infobox surname|name=MacDonell|image=|image_size=<!-- width in pixels -->|caption=|meaning="Son of ''Dòmhnall''"|region=Scotland|language=Gaelic|variant=Donnell, [MacDonnell](/source/MacDonnell), [McConnell](/source/McConnell_(surname)), MacConnell, [Donald](/source/Donald), [MacDonald](/source/Macdonald_(name)), McDonald, [Donaldson](/source/Donaldson_(surname))}}'''MacDonell''', '''Macdonell''', or '''McDonell''' is a surname of Scottish origin. It is an [anglicized](/source/anglicized) form of the [Gaelic](/source/Gaels) 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](/source/Clan_Donald) surnames such as [MacDonald](/source/Macdonald_(name)) and [Donaldson](/source/Donaldson).

Notable people with the surname include:

*[A. G. Macdonell](/source/A._G._Macdonell) (1895–1941), Scottish writer, journalist, and broadcaster
*[Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry](/source/Alasdair_Ranaldson_MacDonell_of_Glengarry) (1771–1828), chief of the Clan MacDonnel of Glengarry
*[Alastair Dubh MacDonell](/source/Alastair_Dubh_MacDonell) (died 1721), Scottish Jacobite soldier
*[Alexander Macdonell](/source/Alexander_Macdonell_(bishop_of_Kingston)) (1762–1840), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop
*[Alexander Macdonell](/source/Alexander_Macdonell_(politician)) (1762–1842), Canadian soldier and political figure
*[Alexander McDonell](/source/Alexander_McDonell_(politician)) (1786–1861), Scottish-Canadian immigration agent and political figure
*[Angus Claude Macdonell](/source/Angus_Claude_Macdonell) (1861–1924), Canadian lawyer and politician
*[Angus MacDonell](/source/Angus_MacDonell_(British_Army_officer)) (1751–1817), Scottish-Canadian soldier and political figure
*[Angus Macdonell](/source/Angus_Macdonell) (died 1804), Scottish-Canadian lawyer and political figure
*[Archibald Hayes Macdonell](/source/Archibald_Hayes_Macdonell) (1868–1939), Canadian soldier and politician
*[Arthur Anthony Macdonell](/source/Arthur_Anthony_Macdonell) (1854–1930), British Sanskrit scholar
*[Brian MacDonell](/source/Brian_MacDonell) (born 1935), New Zealand politician
*[Donald Aeneas MacDonell](/source/Donald_Aeneas_MacDonell) (1794–1879), Canadian soldier and politician
*[Donald Macdonell (Upper Canada politician)](/source/Donald_Macdonell_(Upper_Canada_politician)) (1778–1861), Scottish-Canadian politician
*[Donald MacDonell (RAF officer)](/source/Donald_MacDonell_(RAF_officer)) (1913–1999), British flying ace of the Royal Air Force
*[Hugh McDonell](/source/Hugh_McDonell) (died 1833), Scottish-Canadian soldier and politician
*Sir [Hugh MacDonell](/source/Hugh_Guion_MacDonell) (1832–1904), British diplomat
*[James Macdonell](/source/James_Macdonell_(journalist)) (1841–1879), Scottish journalist
*[John Alexander MacDonell](/source/John_Alexander_MacDonell) (1854–1912), Canadian politician
*[John MacDonell](/source/John_MacDonell_(Nova_Scotia_politician)) (contemporary), Canadian politician from Nova Scotia
*[John MacDonell](/source/John_MacDonell_(Scotus)) (1728–1810), Scottish-Canadian military man and colonist
*[John MacDonell](/source/John_MacDonell_(political_strategist)) (born 1966), Canadian lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia
*[John Macdonell](/source/John_Macdonell) (1785–1812), Scottish-Canadian aide-de-camp to British Major General Isaac Brock during the War of 1812
*[John McDonell](/source/John_McDonell_(Le_Pr%C3%AAtre)) (1768–1850), Scottish-Canadian soldier, judge and political figure
*[John McDonell (Upper Canada politician, died 1809)](/source/John_McDonell_(Upper_Canada_politician%2C_died_1809)) (1758–1809), Canadian soldier, judge, and political figure
*[Miles Macdonell](/source/Miles_Macdonell) (1767–1828), Scottish-Canadian military man and colonist
*[Nick McDonell](/source/Nick_McDonell) (born 1984), American writer
*[Philip James Macdonell](/source/Philip_James_Macdonell), (1873–1940), British Colonial judge
*[Sharon MacDonell](/source/Sharon_MacDonell) (born 1962), American journalist and politician 
*[Terry McDonell](/source/Terry_McDonell) (born 1944), American journalist and editor
*[William Andrew Macdonell](/source/William_Andrew_Macdonell) (1853–1920), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop
;Scottish clan
*[Clan MacDonell of Glengarry](/source/Clan_MacDonell_of_Glengarry)
*[Clan MacDonell of Keppoch](/source/Clan_MacDonald_of_Keppoch)

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Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic–language surnames
Category:Patronymic surnames
Category:Surnames derived from given names

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