McSkean

M3C3S1K5E1A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

proper nounMcSkean (plural McSkeans)

plural McSkeans

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Sceacháin“son of Sceachán”
  2. EnglishMcSkean

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Sceacháin (“son of Sceachán”), a personal name from a diminutive of sceach (“briar, thornbush”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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