McGovern

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UK/məˈɡʌvən/US/məˈɡʌvɚn/

proper noun

A surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Samhradháin →
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Meanings

proper nounMcGovern (countable and uncountable, plural McGoverns)

plural McGoverns

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.

    There stood old Mandy McGovern, her long brown rifle half raised, her finger lying sophisticatedly along the trigger guard, that she might not touch the hair trigger.

    1907, Emerson Hough, The Way of a Man
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Samhradháin“son of Samhradhán”
  2. EnglishMcGovern

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Samhradháin (“son of Samhradhán”), diminutive of samhradh (“summer”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with McGovern

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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