Eachann
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Celtic |
| Derivation | each+donn |
| Meaning | 1. "horse" + "lord"; 2. "horse" + "brown" |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | Eachdonn |
| Anglicisation(s) | Hector(given name),Hector(surname) |
| See also | MacEachainn·Hawkins·Ó hEacháin |
Eachannis a masculinegiven namein theScottish Gaelic.[1]A similar and possibly related early form of the name wasEachdonn.[2]The name is composed of two elements; the first element iseach,meaning "horse".The second element isdonn,which has been given two different meanings. One proposed meaning is "brown";[3]another proposed meaning is "lord".[4]The early Gaelic form of the name,Eachdonn,was 'confused' with theNorseHakon(which isetymologicallyunrelated).[2]
Eachannhas often beenAnglicisedasHector(which is also etymologically unrelated toEachann).[3]
The Scottish Gaelic surnameMacEachainnis apatronymicform of the given name (meaning "son ofEachann").[5]
People with the given name
[edit]- Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair,chief of Clan MacAlister.
- Eachann Maclean,may refer to many people.
People with the given name as part of a patronymic name
[edit]- Goraidh Mac Eachann MacAlasdair,Chief of Clan MacAlister, son of Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair.
- Mairead inghean Eachainn,the spouse ofAlexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan,and mother ofAlexander Stewart, Earl of Mar.
References
[edit]- ^Mark, Colin (2006),The Gaelic-English Dictionary,London:Routledge,p. 714,ISBN0-203-22259-8
- ^ab"Learn about the family history of your surname".Ancestry.com.Retrieved7 October2010.which citedDictionary of American Family Names.Oxford University Press.ISBN0-19-508137-4.for the surname "Hector".
- ^abHanks, Patrick;Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006),A Dictionary of First Names,Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.),Oxford:Oxford University Press,pp. 120, 121,ISBN978-0-19-861060-1
- ^Dictionary of American Family Names.Oxford University Press.ISBN0-19-508137-4.
- ^"Learn about the family history of your surname".Ancestry.com.Retrieved7 October2010.which citedDictionary of American Family Names.Oxford University Press.ISBN0-19-508137-4.for the surname "McEachin".
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