Given name & surname · also Old Norse
McQueen
“the son of the good man”
McQueen is a variant of Macqueen. One interpretation is “the son of the good man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McQueen is a variant of Macqueen. One interpretation is “the son of the good man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, it comes from Old Norse sveinn.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse sveinn (“boy servant”), from Irish Mac Caoimhín (“son of Kevin”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
McQueen’s family of names
McQueen has a related form in Macqueen. In English usage, McQueen as a surname has a related form in MCSWEEN. In English usage, McQueen as a surname has a related form in McWhan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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.
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