MacEachainn

MacEachainn
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Scottish Gaelic
Other gender
Feminine	NicEachainn
Origin
Language(s)	Scottish Gaelic
Derivation	mac + Eachainn
Meaning	"son" + "of Eachann"

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.

Etymology

The Scottish Gaelic MacEachainn translates into English 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";^[1] the other translation is "lord".^[2]

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 MacEachen, McEachen, and MacEachin, McEachin.^[2]

References

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