English Explanatory Dictionary

McSwain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
  2. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.

Word forms

McSwain McSwains McSwan McSween

Etymology

Probably an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Suibhne, like McSweeney or a Gaelic patronymic based on Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”).

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