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Machen¹

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Machens · Meacham · Meachum

  1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].

Machen²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A village in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).

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"Machen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/machen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{machen_2026,
  title = {Machen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/machen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}