"McCowan" meaning in English

See McCowan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: McCowans [plural], McCowen [alternative], McCowin [alternative], McCown [alternative]
Etymology: Anglicized form of either Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eoghan”) or Mac Gille Comghain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Comghan”), from which also McElhone. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Mac Eoghain||son of Eoghan}} Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eoghan”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} McCowan (plural McCowans)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Wikipedia link: McCowan (surname)

Inflected forms

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