McKechnie

MacKechnie and McKechnie are Irish/Scottish surnames. They are Anglicised forms of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna, meaning "son of Eacharn". The Irish/Scottish Gaelic personal name Eacharn is composed of two elements. The first element, each, means "horse"; the second element, tighearna, means "lord". In Scotland, the Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna has usually been Anglicised as McEachern.^[1] The surnames MacKechnie and McKechnie can be represented in Scottish Gaelic by MacEachainn,^[2] and MacEacharna.^[3] The McKechnies are a Sept of the Macdonalds of Clanranald.

McKechnie

• Bill McKechnie, American baseball player
• Brian McKechnie, New Zealand rugby and cricket player
• Donna McKechnie, American dancer, singer, actress and choreographer
• Elizabeth McKechnie, English actress
• Gilbert McKechnie, Scottish-born Ontario merchant and political figure
• Ian McKechnie, Scottish footballer
• James McKechnie, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Jimmy McKechnie, Scottish footballer
• John McKechnie, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
• John McKechnie (footballer), Scottish footballer
• Leigh McKechnie, Australian professional golfer
• Licorice McKechnie, Scottish musician and singer-songwriter
• Robert McKechnie, Canadian physician and chancellor of the University of British Columbia
• Sheila McKechnie, Scottish trade unionist
• Shirley McKechnie, Australian dancer, choreographer, and director
• Tommy McKechnie, Scottish footballer
• Vera McKechnie, early British TV presenter
• Vivienne McKechnie, poet
• Walt McKechnie, Canadian hockey player
• William Neil McKechnie, senior Royal Air Force officer
• William Sharp McKechnie, Scottish historian and author

Surname list

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