"Variant of MacLean"
The name Mclain is commonly a unisex name from the "Scottish" origin.
Mclain is a Scottish surname used as a given name, an anglicized spelling of Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, meaning "son of the servant of Saint John." It belongs to the same family of spellings as MacLean, McLean and McClain.
MacLean means "Leaner's son, Son of the lion-like one.".
The pronunciation of Mclain is muh-KLANE.