Given name & surname
Macfarlane
“the son of Farlan”
Macfarlane is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “the son of Farlan.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “the son of Farlan.”
Macfarlane’s family of names
Macfarlane has a related form in Macfarlan. Macfarlane has a related form in Macfarlin. Macfarlane has a related form in McFarlan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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“the son of Alpine”
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Macauliffe
“the son of Olaf”
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Macardle
“the son of great courage”
>99% boys
Maclachlan
“the son of Lachlan”
>99% boys
Macritchie
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Maclagan
Maclagan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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Macpherson
“the son of the parson”
91% boys · 9% girls
Macnachtan
“the son of the chaste or pure one”
>99% boys