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Surname Etymology and Meaning of MCKECHNIE

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eacharna, a patronymic from the personal name Eacharn, a derivative of each ‘horse’ + tighearna ‘lord’, which in Scotland is usually Anglicized as McEachern.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)