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Etymology · Anglo-Norman

machun

3 English words descend from Anglo-Norman machun, most common first.

masonA bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
MachenAn English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
MachinAny of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold Machin, first issued in 1967 and featuring a side view portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.