McKechnie explained
| MacKechnie, McKechnie |
| Meaning: | son of Eacharn |
| Region: | Scotland |
| Language origin: | Irish/Scottish Gaelic |
| Variant: | Eacharn; MacEachern; McEachern; McKeachie; McKeachy |
MacKechnie and McKechnie are Irish/Scottish surnames. They are Anglicised forms of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna, meaning "son of Eacharn". The Irish/Scottish Gaelic personal name Eacharn is composed of two elements. The first element, each, means "horse"; the second element, tighearna, means "lord". In Scotland, the Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna has usually been Anglicised as McEachern.[1] The surnames MacKechnie and McKechnie can be represented in Scottish Gaelic by MacEachainn,[2] and MacEacharna.[3] The McKechnies are a Sept of the Macdonalds of Clanranald.
People with the surnames
- McKechnie
- Bill McKechnie, American baseball player
- Brian McKechnie, New Zealand rugby and cricket player
- Donna McKechnie, American dancer, singer, actress and choreographer
- Elizabeth McKechnie, English actress
- Gilbert McKechnie, Scottish-born Ontario merchant and political figure
- Ian McKechnie, Scottish footballer
- James McKechnie, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Jimmy McKechnie, Scottish footballer
- John McKechnie, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
- John McKechnie (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Leigh McKechnie, Australian professional golfer
- Licorice McKechnie, Scottish musician and singer-songwriter
- Robert McKechnie, Canadian physician and chancellor of the University of British Columbia
- Sheila McKechnie, Scottish trade unionist
- Shirley McKechnie, Australian dancer, choreographer, and director
- Tommy McKechnie, Scottish footballer
- Vera McKechnie, early British TV presenter
- Vivienne McKechnie, poet
- Walt McKechnie, Canadian hockey player
- William Neil McKechnie, senior Royal Air Force officer
- William Sharp McKechnie, Scottish historian and author
Notes and References
- Book: Dictionary of American Family Names . . 0-19-508137-4 .
- Web site: Mac an Tàilleir, Iain . Ainmean Pearsanta . . 15 October 2009 . . 17 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717141309/http://www2.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/cuspair/Ainmean_pearsanta.docx . dead .
- Book: Mark, Colin . The Gaelic-English Dictionary . limited . 2003 . . 978-0-415-29760-8 . 718–722 .
