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Eachann

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Gender
  
Masculine

Language(s)
  
Celtic

Cognate(s)
  
Eachdonn

Language(s)
  
Scottish Gaelic

Derivation
  
each + donn

Meaning
  
1. "horse" + "lord"; 2. "horse" + "brown"

Eachann is a masculine given name in the Scottish Gaelic. A similar and possibly related early form of the name was Eachdonn. The name is compose 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"; another proposed meaning is "lord". The early Gaelic form of the name, Eachdonn, was 'confused' with the Norse Hakon (which is etymologically unrelated).

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Eachann has often been Anglicised as Hector (which is also etymologically unrelated to Eachann).

The Scottish Gaelic surname MacEachainn is a patronymic form of the given name (meaning "son of Eachann").

People with the given name

  • Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair, chief of Clan MacAlister.
  • Eachann Maclean, may refer to many people.

    • People with the given name as part of a patronymic name

  • Goraidh Mac Eachann MacAlasdair, Chief of Clan MacAlister, son of Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair.
  • Mairead inghean Eachann, the spouse of Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan, and mother of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar.

    • References

    Eachann Wikipedia
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