Etymology

McBlain

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Today it means: A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Blatháin
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Gille Blatháin“son of the servant of Saint Blane”
  2. English todayMcBlain

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Blatháin (“son of the servant of Saint Blane”).

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