Meaning son of Eichthighearn Language(s) of origin Gaelic | Region of origin Ireland, Scotland Clan affiliations Clan MacEacharn | |
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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". The surnames MacEachern and McEachern can be represented in Scottish Gaelic by MacEachairn, and MacEacharna.
People with the surnames
Eldon MacEachern - (1928-2012) -American- head of the US Travel and Tourism Department
References
McEachern Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA