# Eachmarcach

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**Eachmarcach**, **Eachmharcach**, and **Echmarcach** (English: Afferty or Affery) are variants of a masculine Gaelic [given name](/source/Given_name). The name is composed of two elements: *each* meaning "horse", and *marcach* meaning "rider", "knight".

The patronym **Mac Eachmarcach**, meaning "son of Afferty", has been anglicised as [McCaffery](/source/McCaffery) and [McCafferty](/source/McCafferty).

## People

- [Eachmarcach Ó Catháin](/source/Eachmarcach_%C3%93_Cath%C3%A1in) (died 1790), Irish harper
- Eachmarcach MagUidhrín (died 1120), Chief of [Cenél Fearadhaigh](/source/Cen%C3%A9l_Fearadhaigh)
- [Echmarcach mac Ragnaill](/source/Echmarcach_mac_Ragnaill) (died 1064 or 1065), Norse-Gaelic king

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