McEachern
| MacEachern, McEachern | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Scotland |
| Meaning | son of Eichthighearn |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Eichthighearn; MacEacharn; McEacharn |
| Families | |
| Clan MacEacharn | |
McEachern and MacEachern are Irish and Scottish surnames. The names are Anglicised forms of the Gaelic Mac Eichthigheirn, meaning "son of Eichthighearn". The personal name Eichthighearn is composed of two elements. The first is each, meaning "horse"; the second is tighearna, meaning "lord".[1] The surnames MacEachern and McEachern can be represented in Scottish Gaelic by MacEachairn,[2] and MacEacharna.[3]
People with the surnames
- McEachern
- Allan McEachern (1926–2008) - Canadian lawyer and judge
- Chase McEachern, Canadian campaigner for mandatory heart defibrillators
- Lon McEachern, American poker analyst
- Murray McEachern (1915–1982), Canadian jazz trombonist and alto saxophonist
- Shawn McEachern (born 1969), American hockey player and coach
- Malcolm McEachern (1883–1945), Australian bass singer
- MacEachern
- David MacEachern (born 1967), Canadian bobsledder
- Shane MacEachern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
See also
- McEachern High School, a high school in Powder Springs, Georgia.
- McEachen (surname)
- McEacharn
References
- ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta" (docx). Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ↑ Mark, Colin (2003). The Gaelic-English Dictionary. Routledge. pp. 718&ndash, 722. ISBN 978-0-415-29760-8.
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