Machen

See also: machen

English

Etymology 1

Occupational surname for a stonemason, from Anglo-Norman machun, dialectal Norman variant of Old French maçon. Compare Mason.

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Proper noun

Machen (plural Machens)

  1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Machen is the 14392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2077 individuals. Machen is most common among White (82.33%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From Welsh ma (“place (of)”) + the personal name Cein.

Proper noun

Machen

  1. A village in Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).

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German

Noun

Machen n (strong, genitive Machens, no plural)

  1. gerund of machen

Declension
Declension of Machen [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Machen
genitive eines des Machens
dative einem dem Machen
accusative ein das Machen
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