McGinn

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Finn →
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Meanings

proper nounMcGinn (plural McGinns)

plural McGinns

  1. A surname from Irish.

    Aberdeen have confirmed, external Ash Taylor and Lawrence Shankland will follow Ryan Jack, Niall McGinn and Peter Pawlett in leaving the club this summer.

    2017 May 31, “Aberdeen: Ash Taylor & Lawrence Shankland join players leaving Pittodrie”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 24 May 2021, retrieved 02 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. IrishMac Finn“son of Fionn”
  2. EnglishMcGinn

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Finn (“son of Fionn”), a byname from fionn (“white”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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