{{Infobox surname | name = MacEachainn | pronunciation = | gender = Masculine | feminine = NicEachainn | language = Scottish Gaelic | languageorigin = Scottish Gaelic | derivation = ''mac'' + ''Eachainn'' | meaning = "son" + "of ''Eachann''" | variant = }}
'''''MacEachainn''''' is a masculine surname in Scottish Gaelic. The name translates into English as "son of ''Eachann''". The feminine form of the name is '''''NicEachainn''''', which translates to "daughter of the son of ''Eachann''". These surnames originated as a patronyms. However, they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father or grandfather. There are numerous Anglicised forms of ''MacEachainn''.
==Etymology== The Scottish Gaelic ''MacEachainn'' translates into English as "son of ''Eachann''". The surname originated as a patronym. However, it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name ''Eachann'' is composed of two elements. The first element, ''each'', translates to "horse". The second element, ''donn'', has been translated two different ways: one translation attributed to this element is "brown";<ref name="firstn">{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of First Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-19-280050-7}}</ref> the other translation is "lord".<ref name="lasttn">{{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }}</ref>
==Feminine form== ''MacEachainn'' is a masculine surname. The form of this surname for females is ''NicEachainn''. The feminine name translates into English as "daughter of the son of ''Eachann''. Like the masculine form, this surname no longer refers to the actually name of the bearer's grandfather.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
==Anglicised forms== Some of the Anglicised forms of ''MacEachainn'' are ''MacEachen'', ''McEachen'', and ''MacEachin'', ''McEachin''.<ref name="lasttn"/>
==Notable people== Catrìona Beathag Anna NicEachainn (Cathrine Beth Anne MacEachen) is a Gaelic language and history teacher in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has acted in multiple highly successful Gaelic language films such as ''An t-Inneal Espresso (2019)''.<ref name="gaelic.co">{{cite web |last1=McEwan |first1=Emily |title=“An t-Inneal Espresso”: A New Gaelic Film from Nova Scotia |url=https://gaelic.co/espresso-gaelic-film/ |website=gaelic.co |access-date=16 February 2026}}</ref>
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