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McCowan

McCowan proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McCowan (plural McCowans)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of McCowan

pluralMcCowans
alternative formMcCowen
alternative formMcCowin
alternative formMcCown

Origin of McCowan

Anglicized form of either Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eoghan”) or Mac Gille Comghain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Comghan”), from which also McElhone.

Questions about McCowan

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

Words near McCowan in the dictionary

  1. McCoskries
  2. McCotter
  3. McCotters
  4. McCourt
  5. McCourts
  6. McCowan
  7. McCowans
  8. McCowen
  9. McCowens
  10. McCown
  11. McCown's longspur

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