Given name & surname · also Irish
Mcquillan
“son of Huguelin”
McQuillan is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McQuillan goes back to a word meaning “son of Huguelin.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
McQuillan comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Mcquillan as a surname developed from Hugh.
Mcquillan’s family of names
In English usage, Mcquillan as a surname developed from Hugh. In English usage, Mcquillan as a surname has a related form in MCCULLEN. In English usage, Mcquillan as a surname has a related form in MCQUILLEN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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