Definitions for macaulay
məˈkɔ limacaulay

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1. Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, First Baron Macaulay, Lord Macaulaynoun

   English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859)

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1. Macaulaynoun

   of Gaelic origin.

2. Etymology: From Scotland, an anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh ("son of Amhalghaidh"). From Ireland, an anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh ("son of Amhlaoibh") or Mac Amhlaidh ("son of Amhlaidh"). These Gaelic names are derived from the personal name Áleifr and Óláfr

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1. macaulay

   Macaulay can refer to several things, including: 1) Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859): An English Whisky historian, essayist, and politician who played a major role in introducing English education in India. 2) Macaulay Duration: A financial concept named after Frederick Macaulay who introduced the idea. It measures expected time period to receive the cash flows from an investment. 3) Macaulay Honors College: A top-rated undergraduate program at CUNY’s colleges in New York City. 4) Macaulay: A Scottish family name that has its origin from the Scottish Highlands. The definition and meaning depend on the context in which it is used.

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1. Macaulay

   Goat

   
   

   Submitted by Macauleyparrish63 on September 26, 2022  

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1. MACAULAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Macaulay is ranked #12174 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Macaulay surname appeared 2,560 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Macaulay.
   
   89% or 2,280 total occurrences were White.
   6% or 154 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 31 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.9% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Historian

How to pronounce macaulay?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say macaulay in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of macaulay in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of macaulay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of macaulay in a Sentence

1. Ethel Barrymore:

   For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

2. Macaulay Culkin:

   The way he gets out of prison is to crawl through a tube of s ** t, you know ? It feels like to get to that kind of freedom, I'd have to crawl through a tube of s ** t, and you know what ? I've built a really nice prison for Macaulay Culkin. It's soft. It's sweet. It smells nice. You know ? It's plush.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=macaulay
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Macaulay
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html