Etymology

McCowan

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

Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Eoghain“son of Eoghan”
  2. English todayMcCowan

Anglicized form of either Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eoghan”) or Mac Gille Comghain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Comghan”), from which also McElhone.

Words from the same roots

Scottish GaelicMac Eoghain all →

McEwen

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