Mccleave Family History
Mccleave Name Meaning
Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhlaithimh ‘son of Flaitheamh’ a personal name meaning ‘prince sovereign’. Compare Claffey . The surname has sometimes been ‘translated’ as Hand as the shortened pronunciation of fhlaithimh sounds like Gaelic lámh ‘hand’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022