English Explanatory Dictionary

Machen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
name
  1. A village in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).

Word forms

Machen Machens Meacham Meachum

Etymology

Occupational surname for a stonemason, from Anglo-Norman machun, dialectal Norman variant of Old French maçon. Compare Mason.

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