# Mearns

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #73,420

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A hamlet in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada.

## Etymology
Scottish habitational surname for someone coming from The Mearns, an alternative name for Kincardineshire, which is named as An Mhaoirne in Scottish Gaelic, from maor (“bailiff, steward, beadle”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mearns