Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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EACHIN. A form of the Gael. name Eachunn, “lord of horses ”, often anglicised as Hector, partly through assonance and partly from Homeric associations (Sc. 1828 Scott F. M. Perth xxvi.). [′ɛxən]
