MacEachainn
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MacEachainn is a masculine surname
in Scottish Gaelic. The name translates into English
as "son of Eachann
". The feminine form of the name is NicEachainn, which translates to "daughter of the son of Eachann". These surnames originated as a patronyms, however they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father or grandfather. There are numerous Anglicised forms of MacEachainn.
as "son of Eachann
". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name Eachann is composed of two elements. The first element, each, translates to "horse
". The second element, donn, has been translated two different ways: one translation attributed to this element is "brown"; the other translation is "lord".
, McEachen, and MacEachin, McEachin
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in Scottish Gaelic. The name translates into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as "son of Eachann
Eachann
Eachann is a masculine given name in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. The early form of the name was Eachdonn. The name is compose 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...
". The feminine form of the name is NicEachainn, which translates to "daughter of the son of Eachann". These surnames originated as a patronyms, however they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father or grandfather. There are numerous Anglicised forms of MacEachainn.
Etymology
The Scottish Gaelic MacEachainn translates into EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as "son of Eachann
Eachann
Eachann is a masculine given name in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. The early form of the name was Eachdonn. The name is compose 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...
". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name Eachann is composed of two elements. The first element, each, translates to "horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
". The second element, donn, has been translated two different ways: one translation attributed to this element is "brown"; the other translation is "lord".
Feminine form
MacEachainn is a masculine surname. The form of this surname for females is NicEachainn. The feminine name translates into English as "daughter of the son of Eachann. Like the masculine form, this surname no longer refers to the actually name of the bearer's grandfather.Anglicised forms
Some of the Anglicised forms of MacEachainn are MacEachenMacEachen (surname)
The surnames MacEachen, and McEachen, are variations of the surnames MacEachin, and McEachin. They are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacEachainn, which means "son of Eachann". The Scottish Gaelic given name Eachann is composed of two elements. The first element is each, meaning "horse"...
, McEachen, and MacEachin, McEachin
McEachin (surname)
McEachin and MacEachin, are of Scottish surnames. They are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacEachainn, which means "son of Eachann". 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...
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