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Macklin

Macklin proper noun: a surname from Gaelic.

Proper noun

Macklin (countable and uncountable, plural Macklins)

  1. A surname from Gaelic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname
  3. A town in the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Forms of Macklin

pluralMacklins
alternative formMaclin
alternative formMaklin
alternative formMacklyn
alternative formMaclyn
alternative formMaklyn

Origin of Macklin

Ultimately from Irish Mac Gille Eoin.

Questions about Macklin

What does Macklin mean?
Macklin means a surname from Gaelic.
What part of speech is Macklin?
Macklin is a proper noun.

Words near Macklin in the dictionary

  1. mackle
  2. mackled
  3. mackles
  4. Mackley
  5. Mackleys
  6. Macklin
  7. mackling
  8. Macklins
  9. mackly
  10. Mackmain
  11. Mackneil

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