Etymology

McFerrin

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

Irish Mac Fearáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Fearáin“son of Fearán”
  2. English todayMcFerrin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fearáin (“son of Fearán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of fear (“man”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.