Etymology

McBreen

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Mac Braoin
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Braoin“son of Braon”
  2. English todayMcBreen

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Braoin (“son of Braon”), a nickname from braon (“drop”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.