McMeekin

M3C3M3E1E1K5I1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Miadhacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounMcMeekin (plural McMeekins)

plural McMeekins · alternative McMeechan · alternative McMeekan · alternative McMicken · alternative McMicking

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Miadhacháin“son of Miadhachán”
  2. EnglishMcMeekin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Miadhacháin (“son of Miadhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of miadhach (“honorable”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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