MacEachen

MacEachen, McEachen
Language(s) Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Region of origin Scotland
Meaning son of Eachann
Other names
Variant(s) Eachann; MacEachainn; MacEachin; McEachin

The surnames MacEachen, McEachen, MacEachin, and McEachin are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacEachainn, which means "son of Eachann".[1] The Scottish Gaelic given name Eachann is composed of two elements. The first element is each, meaning "horse". The second element is donn, which has been given two different meanings. One proposed meaning is "brown";[2] the other is "lord".[1]

MacEachen

McEachin

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
  2. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280050-7.
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