Given name & surname

Buchannon

Buchannon is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Buchannon comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Buchannon’s family of names

In English usage, Buchannon as a surname has a related form in BUCHANAN.

Walk Buchannon’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Gaelic

Beagan

“a petite woman” · “the small one”

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40% boys · 60% girls

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Kilgannon

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Macmahon

“the son of the bear”

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Gaelic

Balmain

“village, town”

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Gaelic

Badenoch

Badenoch is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

Ballantyne

Ballantyne is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

Ballantine

Ballantine is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

Mcphearson

“son of the parson”

No U.S. birth series

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