MacEachen (surname)

MacEachen, McEachen
Family name
Meaning	son of Eachann
Region of origin	Scotland
Language(s) of origin	Scottish Gaelic
Related names	Eachann; MacEachainn; MacEachin; McEachin

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".^[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]

People

• Allan MacEachen (born 1921), a Canadian a politician

See also

• MacEachern (surname)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. 
2. ^ A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192800507. 

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