# MacEachen

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The [surnames](/source/Surname) **MacEachen,** **McEachen,** **MacEachin,** and **McEachin** are [Anglicised](/source/Anglicised) forms of the [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic) *[MacEachainn](/source/MacEachainn)*, which means "son of *[Eachann](/source/Eachann)*".[1] The Scottish Gaelic [given name](/source/Given_name) *[Eachann](/source/Eachann)* is composed of two elements. The first element is *each*, meaning "horse". The second element is *donn*, which has been given two different meanings. One proposed meaning is "brown";[2] the other is "lord".[1]

## MacEachen

- [Allan MacEachen](/source/Allan_MacEachen) (1921–2017), Canadian politician
- [Emilio MacEachen](/source/Emilio_MacEachen) (born 1992), Uruguayan footballer

## McEachin

- [Donald McEachin](/source/Donald_McEachin) (1961–2022), German-born American politician
- [James McEachin](/source/James_McEachin) (1930–2025), American actor and author
- [Neil McEachin](/source/Neil_McEachin) (1900–1957), American politician and judge

## See also

- [MacEachern (surname)](/source/MacEachern_(surname))

## References

1. *Dictionary of American Family Names*. [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). ISBN 0-19-508137-4.

1. *A Dictionary of First Names*. [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). 1996. ISBN 0-19-280050-7.

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