Etymology

McGeehan

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

Irish Mac Gaoithín
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Gaoithín“son of Gaoithín”
  2. English todayMcGeehan

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Gaoithín (“son of Gaoithín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gaoth (“wise, intelligent, clever”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.