Mcgovern

//məˈɡʌvən// name

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  1. 1
    A surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable

    "There stood old Mandy McGovern, her long brown rifle half raised, her finger lying sophisticatedly along the trigger guard, that she might not touch the hair trigger."

  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable

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"There stood old Mandy McGovern, her long brown rifle half raised, her finger lying sophisticatedly along the trigger guard, that she might not touch the hair trigger."

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Samhradháin (“son of Samhradhán”), diminutive of samhradh (“summer”).

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