Machen

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proper noun

An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].

OriginAnglo-Norman machun ← Old French maçon →
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Meanings

Machen1

proper nounMachen (plural Machens)

plural Machens · alternative Meacham · alternative Meachum

  1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].

Machen2

proper noun
  1. A village in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).

Origin

Machen · proper noun

  1. Old Frenchmaçon
  2. Anglo-Normanmachun
  3. EnglishMachen

Occupational surname for a stonemason, from Anglo-Norman machun, dialectal Norman variant of Old French maçon. Compare Mason.

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Machen · proper noun

  1. Welshma“place (of)”
  2. EnglishMachen

From Welsh ma (“place (of)”) + the personal name Cein.

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APA

Machen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Machen

MLA

“Machen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Machen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Machen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Machen.

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