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. The surnames MacKechnie and McKechnie can be represented in Scottish Gaelic by MacEachainn, and MacEacharna. The McKechnies are a Sept of the Macdonalds of Clanranald. People with the surnames McKechnie James McKechnie, Victoria Cross* Bill McKechnie Bonnie McKechnie Brian McKechnie Donna McKechnie Elizabeth McKechnie Fiona Mackechnie Gilbert McKechnie Ian McKechnie James McKechnie Jimmy McKechnie, Scottish footballer John McKechnie John McKechnie (footballer), Scottish footballer Kai McKechnie Leigh McKechnie Licorice McKechnie Robert McKechnie Roger Mckechnie Sheila McKechnie Shirley McKechnie Tommy McKechnie Vera McKechnie Vivienne McKechnie, poet Walt McKechnie William Neil McKechnie William Sharp McKechnie References Mckechnie Scottish surnames Patronymic surnames