The story
- Irish · derived fromMac Caoimhín
- Old Norse · derived fromsveinn“boy servant”
- English todayMcQueen
* As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from Mac Shuibhne (“son of Suibhne”), a byname meaning "pleasant." See McSweeney. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, from Mac Shuain, based on Old Norse sveinn (“boy servant”). Also compare Swain, McSwan. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Mac Caoimhín (literally “son of Kevin”). * As a French surname, Americanized from Moquin.
Words from the same roots
Old Norsesveinn all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.