Given name & surname

Macewen

“the son of Ewen”

Macewen is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “the son of Ewen.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “the son of Ewen.”

Where it comes from

Macewen comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Macewen’s family of names

Macewen has a related form in McEwen. In English usage, Macewen as a surname has a related form in Owen. In English usage, Macewen as a surname has an alternative spelling in McEwen.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Similar names

If you love Macewen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Macegan

“the son of Egan”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macgowan

“the son of a blacksmith”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macclennan

“the son of Finnian's servant”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macpherson

“the son of the parson”

No U.S. birth series

91% boys · 9% girls

Gaelic

Maclagan

Maclagan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Macmillan

“the son of the bald one”

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

Gaelic

Macmahon

“the son of the bear”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macartan

“the son of Artan”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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