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Origin and meaning of Macklin



Gender:
Historical gender:
Usage over the past 5 years:
Boys - 100% (251 births)
Girls - 0% (0 births)
Source: US SSA data
boy Boy
boy Boy

Origin:
English variant of the Irish and Gaelic/Celtic name Mac Giolla Eóin
Meaning:
Son of the devotee of Saint John

Origin:
English variant of the Scottish and Gaelic/Celtic name Mac Gille Eathain
Meaning:
Servant of Saint John

More info:

Macklin is an Anglicized variant of the Irish and Gaelic/Celtic name Mac Giolla Eóin and comes from the Irish and Scottish elements "Mac" meaning "son of", Giolla meaning "servant of" and Eóin, the Gaelic/Celtic variant of the name John.

It is also possible that Macklin is a modern elaboration of the name Mackenzie with the trend suffix "lyn" or "lin".

Usage is most commonly used as a given name for females, though traditionally the Scottish and Irish name Mac Giolla Eóin would have been masculine.


Pronunciation:
MAK lin

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Ranks 2,515th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Meaning of Macklin: Macklin is an Anglicized variant of the Irish and Gaelic/Celtic name Mac Giolla Eóin and comes from the Irish and Scottish elements "Mac" meaning "son of", Giolla meaning "servant of" and Eóin, the Gaelic/Celtic variant of the name John

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