Macklin

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proper noun

A surname from Gaelic.

OriginIrish Mac Gille Eoin →
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Meanings

proper nounMacklin (countable and uncountable, plural Macklins)

plural Macklins · alternative Maclin · alternative Maklin · alternative Macklyn · alternative Maclyn · alternative Maklyn

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname
  3. countableuncountableA town in the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Gille Eoin
  2. EnglishMacklin

Ultimately from Irish Mac Gille Eoin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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