Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Mcelwain
“son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan”
McElwain is a surname from Scottish Gaelic (ultimately Irish).
Meaning & origin
What it means
McElwain goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain, meaning “son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
McElwain comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan”), from Irish Mac Giolla Bháin (“son of the white-haired lad”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcelwain’s family of names
In English usage, Mcelwain as a surname has a related form in MCELVAIN. In English usage, Mcelwain as a surname has a related form in MCELVAIN. In English usage, Mcelwain as a surname has a related form in MCELWAINE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“son of the servant of Saint Conan”
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“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”
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Mcelhiney
“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”
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Mcelhinney
“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”
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Mcelhaney
“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”
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Mcelheny
“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”
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McBlain
“son of the servant of Saint Blane”
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