"McSwain" meaning in All languages combined

See McSwain on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: McSwains [plural]
Etymology: Probably an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Suibhne, like McSweeney or a Gaelic patronymic based on Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Mac Suibhne}} Scottish Gaelic Mac Suibhne, {{m|en|McSweeney}} McSweeney, {{der|en|non|sveinn||boy, servant}} Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} McSwain (plural McSwains)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
    Sense id: en-McSwain-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-McSwain-en-name-fBlEpFqs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: McSwan [surname], McSween [surname]

Inflected forms

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