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.
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | NicEachainn |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Derivation | mac + Eachainn |
| Meaning | "son" + "of Eachann" |
Etymology
editThe 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
editMacEachainn 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.[citation needed]
Anglicised forms
editSome of the Anglicised forms of MacEachainn are MacEachen, McEachen, and MacEachin, McEachin.[2]
References
edit- ^ A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280050-7.
- ^ a b Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.