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Mac a' Ghobhainn is a Scottish Gaelic surname, meaning "son of the smith". The surname

Surname

A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

is used as a Scottish Gaelic form of several English-language surnames: MacGowan, and McGowan
McGowan
-McGowan:* Alistair McGowan , British impressionist* Baron McGowan, the title of four English barons* Bill McGowan , American baseball umpire* Brandon McGowan , American football player...

; Smith
Smith (surname)
Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland...

; and in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

and Moray

Moray

Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...

, the surnames MacGavin and McGavin
McGavin (surname)
The surnames MacGavin and McGavin are Scottish surnames, which are possibly variations of the surnames McGowan and MacGowan. MacGowan and McGowan are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacGobhann and Irish Gaelic Mac Gabhann, meaning "son of the smith"...

. The feminine form of Mac a' Ghobhainn is Nic a' Ghobhainn.

People with the surname

Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn - (1928–1998) - Scottish - writer, known in English as Iain Crichton Smith.

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