McBlain

M3C3B3L1A1I1N1

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Gille Blatháin →
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Meanings

proper nounMcBlain (plural McBlains)

plural McBlains · alternative McBlane

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Gille Blatháin“son of the servant of Saint Blane”
  2. EnglishMcBlain

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Blatháin (“son of the servant of Saint Blane”).

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APA

McBlain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McBlain

MLA

“McBlain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McBlain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McBlain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McBlain.

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