Cochrane

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Cochrane

/ˈkɒkɹən/ UK
/ˈkɒxɹən/ Scotland
/ˈkɑkɹən/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˈkɒkɹən/ Canada, dialectal
/ˈkɔkɹən/ Australia
/ˈkɔ̟kɹən/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

The surname has multiple origins:

# From the placename "Lowlands of Cochrane", in Paisley, Renfrewshire.

# An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Maceachrain.

# An anglicization of Irish Ó Corcráin (“descendant of Corcrán”).

proper noun Cochran · Cockrum · Cocrane · Cocran · Cochren · Cockram

A Scottish habitational surname.
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
A town in Rocky View County, Calgary metropolitan region, Alberta, Canada.
A town in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.
A town and river in Chile.
A village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cochran, fitzpatrick, johnstone, harb, admiral, orcutt, systematic review, meta-analysis, literature review, critical appraisal, scoping review, cohran, cowie, cohill, corrie, mccowen

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MLA

"Cochrane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cochrane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Cochrane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cochrane

Chicago

"Cochrane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cochrane.

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@misc{cochrane_2026,
  title = {Cochrane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cochrane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}