Mac Eacháin

Mac Eacháin
LanguageIrish
Origin
Meaningson of Eachán
Region of originIreland
Other names
Variant formsEachaidh, Eachán, Gahan, McCaughan, McGaffin/MacGaffin, McGahan/MacGahan

Mac Eacháin is an Irish language surname. It is the patronymic form of the personal name Eachán. The personal name Eachán is diminutive of the personal name Eachaidh, which is derived from each, meaning horse.

Anglicised forms of the surname include McGahan (or MacGahan), Gahan, McCaughan, and McGaffin (or MacGaffin).

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