Etymology

McFadden

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Scottish Gaelic MacPhaidein ← Irish Mac Pháidín
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Pháidín
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMacPhaidein
  3. English todayMcFadden

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhaidein and Irish Mac Pháidín.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.