Machin.
A surname originating as an occupation.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as an occupation.
Where this word comes from
From machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, from Frankish *makjo (“maker; builder; see make”). More at mason.
Any of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold Machin, first issued in 1967 and featuring a side view portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
Where this word comes from
From machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, from Frankish *makjo (“maker; builder; see make”). More at mason.
China.
Where this word comes from
Blend of Indian English maha- (“great”) + China. From Maha-China (“Great China”), with same first component as in maharaja. "maha" from Hindi महा (mahā), from Sanskrit महा (mahā).
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