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s MacEachen, McEachen, MacEachin, and McEachin are

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forms of the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

MacEachainn ''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 origin ...

'', which means "son of ''

Eachann ''Eachann'' is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic. A similar and possibly related early form of the name was ''Eachdonn''. which cited for the surname "Hector". The name is composed of two elements; the first element is ''each'', meaning ...

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'' 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"; the other is "lord".

MacEachen

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(1921–2017), Canadian politician *

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McEachin

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(1961–2022), German-born American politician *

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(1930–2025), American actor and author * Neil McEachin (1900–1957), American politician and judge

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maceachen Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames

MacEachen

McEachin

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