Meaning & origin
What it means
McSwan is a form of McSwain. McSwain probably goes back to Old Norse sveinn, meaning “boy, servant.”
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Where it comes from
McSwan is a form of McSwain. McSwain probably comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
McSwan’s family of names
In English usage, McSwan as a surname has a related form in MCSWAIN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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