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Cochrane
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English
Etymology
The surname has multiple origins:
From the placename "Lowlands of Cochrane", in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
An anglicization of en gd Maceachrain.
An anglicization of en ga Ó Corcráin descendant of Corcrán.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɒkɹən/ RP
en /ˈkɒxɹən/ Scotland
en /ˈkɑkɹən/ GA,Atlantic Canada
en /ˈkɒkɹən/ CA,dialects of the US
en /ˈkɔkɹən/ AU
en /ˈkɔ̟kɹən/ NZ
Proper noun
en Scottish habitational.
en Scottish Scottish Gaelic < patronymics.
en Irish < patronymics.
A placename:
en town co/Rocky View County metropolitan region:suf/Calgary p/Alberta c/Canada.
en town dist/Cochrane District p/Ontario c/Canada.
en town/and/river c/Chile.
en village co/Buffalo County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
Alternative forms
Scottish surnames en Cochran Cockrum Cocrane Cocran Cochren Cockram Cockran Cockren Colqueran Cothran Coughran Cofran Cohran
Irish surname en Corcoran Corcorran O'Corcoran MacCorcoran
Derived terms
en Cochrane District
Translations
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: zh 科克倫
Irish: ga Ó Corcráin m, ga Ní Chorcráin f
Marathi: mr कॉक्रेन, mr कॉकरेन
Anagrams
en accehnor charneco encroach