McEachern

MacEachern, McEachern
Family name
Meaning son of Eichthighearn
Region of origin Ireland, Scotland
Language(s) of origin Gaelic
Related names Eichthighearn; MacEacharn; McEacharn
Clan affiliations Clan MacEacharn

McEachern and MacEachern are Irish and Scottish surnames. The names are Anglicised forms of the Gaelic Mac Eichthigheirn, meaning "son of Eichthighearn". The personal name Eichthighearn is composed of two elements. The first is each, meaning "horse"; the second is tighearna, meaning "lord".[1] The surnames MacEachern and McEachern can be represented in Scottish Gaelic by MacEachairn,[2] and MacEacharna.[3]

People with the surnames

McEachern
MacEachern

Eldon MacEachern - (1928-2012) -American- head of the US Travel and Tourism Department

See also

References

  1. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
  2. Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta" (docx). Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  3. Mark, Colin (2003). The Gaelic-English Dictionary. Routledge. pp. 718722. ISBN 0415297605, ISBN 978-0-415-29760-8.
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