McCaughan
Encyclopedia
McCaughan is a surname
of Northern Irish origin. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish language
Mac Eacháin
, meaning "son of Eachán". The personal name
Eachán is diminutive
of the personal name Eachaidh, which is derived from each, meaning "horse
".
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"...
of Northern Irish origin. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Mac Eacháin
Mac Eacháin (surname)
Mac Eacháin is an Irish language surname. It is the patronymic form of the personal name Eachán. The personal name Eachán is diminutive of the personal name Eachaidh, which is derived from each, meaning "horse". Anglicised forms of the surname include: Gahan; McCaughan; MacGaffin, and McGaffin;...
, meaning "son of Eachán". The personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
Eachán is diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
of the personal name Eachaidh, which is derived from each, meaning "horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
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People
- Charles McCaughanCharles McCaughan-Acting:*The Cisco Kid - Haynie*V.I. Warshawski, Detective in High Heels - Trumble Grafalk*Legal Tender - Bud Rennick*Impulse - Frank Munoff*Slaves of New York - Sherman...
- American - actor and director. - Chris McCaughanChris McCaughanChris McCaughan is the guitarist and vocalist in the band The Lawrence Arms. McCaughan was formerly the guitarist for the bands Tricky Dick and The Broadways ....
- (born 1977) - American - guitarist and vocalist in the band The Lawrence Arms. - Mac McCaughanMac McCaughanMac McCaughan is a founding member of the rock band Superchunk, and co-founder of Merge Records along with Laura Ballance. He also heads the band Portastatic, which began as a lo-fi side project and has blossomed into his main musical project...
- founding member of the rock band Superchunk, and co-founder of Merge Records.