Surname
Mac Gabhann
“son of (the) smith”
Mac Gabhann is a surname. It is used in Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mac Gabhann goes back to a word meaning “son of (the) smith.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mac Gabhann’s family of names
In Irish usage, Mac Gabhann has a later derivative in McGowan.
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