Etymology

Machen

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Today it means: An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation]. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman machun ← Old French maçon
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Machen · proper noun1

  1. Old French · derived frommaçon
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frommachun
  3. English todayMachen

Occupational surname for a stonemason, from Anglo-Norman machun, dialectal Norman variant of Old French maçon. Compare Mason.

Machen · proper noun2

  1. Welsh · derived fromma“place (of)”
  2. English todayMachen

From Welsh ma (“place (of)”) + the personal name Cein.

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normanmachun all →

masonMachin

Old Frenchmaçon all →

mason

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.