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Mac a' Ghobhainn

Field	Value
name	Mac a' Ghobhainn
meaning	son of the smith
region	Scotland
language	Scottish Gaelic

Mac a' Ghobhainn is a Scottish Gaelic surname, meaning "son of the smith". The surname is used as a Scottish Gaelic form of several English-language surnames: MacGowan, and McGowan; and in Glasgow and Moray, the surnames MacGavin and McGavin. The feminine form of Mac a' Ghobhainn is Nic a' Ghobhainn.

People with the surname

Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn (1928–1998), Scottish writer, known in English as Iain Crichton Smith.

References

Mark, Colin. (2003). "The Gaelic-English Dictionary". [[Routledge]].
Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta". [[Sabhal Mòr Ostaig]].

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