English
McGowan
McGowan comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghobhainn.
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac a' Ghobhainn
- EnglishtodayMcGowan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac a' Ghobhainn
- EnglishtodayMcGowan
The story
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghobhainn and Irish Mac Gabhann (literally “son of the smith”).
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghobhainn
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghobhainn / McGowan