Surname
McBlain
“son of the servant of Saint Blane”
McBlain is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McBlain goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Blatháin, meaning “son of the servant of Saint Blane.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Blatháin (“son of the servant of Saint Blane”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
McBlain’s family of names
In English usage, McBlain as a surname has a related form in McBlane. In English usage, McBlain as a surname has a related form in McBlane.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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