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McCaughan

McCaughan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McCaughan (plural McCaughans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McCaughan

pluralMcCaughans
alternative formMcKaughan

Origin of McCaughan

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of each (“horse”).

Questions about McCaughan

What does McCaughan mean?
McCaughan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McCaughan?
McCaughan is a proper noun.

Words near McCaughan in the dictionary

  1. McCaslins
  2. McCaster
  3. McCasters
  4. McCathern
  5. McCatherns
  6. McCaughan
  7. McCaughans
  8. McCaughrean
  9. McCaughreans
  10. McCauley
  11. McCauleys

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