Etymology

McQuilkin

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuilcein ← Irish Mac Uilcín
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Uilcín“son of Uilcín”
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Cuilcein
  3. English todayMcQuilkin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuilcein and Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a personal name derived from a Gaeliced form of Wilkin. Compare Culkin.

Words from the same roots

IrishMac Uilcín all →

Culkin

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