Surname

McBrain

McBrain is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

McBrain comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

McBrain’s family of names

In English usage, McBrain as a surname has a related form in McBrayne.

Walk McBrain’s family in the name graph

McBrainMcBrayne

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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

Gaelic · Saints

McBlain

“son of the servant of Saint Blane”

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

McBain

“the son of Beathan”

No U.S. birth series

—

Old Norse

Mcswain

“boy, servant”

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

Macbain

“the son of Beathan”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Mcbrayer

“son of the brother”

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

McBryde

“the son of a follower of St. Brigid”

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

Mcbroom

“son of the judge”

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic · Saints

McBride

“the son of a follower of St. Brigid”

No U.S. birth series

69% boys · 31% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share McBrain’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for McBrain

A sister for McBrain