麦克唐纳

Standard Chinese rendering of the surname MacDonald/McDonald. Notable bearers in Chinese-language reference: 拉姆齐·麦克唐纳 (Ramsay MacDonald, 1866-1937, the UK's first Labour PM), 约翰·亚历山大·麦克唐纳 (John A. Macdonald, 1815-91, first PM of Canada). Don't confuse with 麦当劳, the fast-food chain, same English origin, but localized as a brand with different characters chosen to sound catchier.

麦 (wheat, used for the "Mc-/Mac-" onset, also in 麦当劳 McDonald's, 麦肯锡 McKinsey), 克 ("overcome", standard "-c-" phonetic, also in 克林顿 Clinton), 唐 ("Tang dynasty", used for "-don-"), 纳 ("to accept", used for "-ald"). All four characters are common phonetic-transliteration workhorses.