Strachan

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UK/stɹɔːn/US/stɹɔn/cot caught merger/stɹɑn/

proper noun

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO674922).

OriginScottish Gaelic srath ← Irish Ó Sruitheáin →
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Meanings

proper nounStrachan (countable and uncountable, plural Strachans)

plural Strachans · alternative Strahan

  1. countableuncountableA village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO674922).
  2. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Sruitheáin“descendant of Sruitheán”
  2. Scottish Gaelicsrath“river valley”
  3. EnglishStrachan

The village is named with Scottish Gaelic srath (“river valley”) + eachan (“foal”). The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sruitheáin (“descendant of Sruitheán”), a personal name from sruith (“sage elder”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Strachan

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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