Given name & surname · also French
Machen
Machen is a surname from Anglo-Norman, ultimately from Old French.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Machen comes from Anglo-Norman, and ultimately from Old French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Anglo-Norman machun, from Old French maçon.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Machen’s family of names
In English usage, Machen as a surname shares a linguistic root with MACHON. In English usage, Machen as a surname has a related form in MEACHAM. In English usage, Machen as a surname has a related form in MACHON.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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