"McSkean" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McSkeans [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Sceacháin (“son of Sceachán”), a personal name from a diminutive of sceach (“briar, thornbush”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Mac Sceacháin||son of Sceachán}} Irish Mac Sceacháin (“son of Sceachán”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} McSkean (plural McSkeans)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Inflected forms

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