Buchanan

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Surname meaning "house of the canon" or "son of the canon"
Popularity
The name Buchanan is not very popular as a given name worldwide.

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Cartoon of Buchanan

Buchanan Name meanings & History

Surname meaning "house of the canon" or "son of the canon". From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes. Buchanan is mainly used as a surname, but could also be used as a given name.

Zodiac Sign of Buchanan: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Buchanan:

B: Brains,Bashful,Beauty,Bountiful

U: Utopia,Undermining,Universality,Unity,Understanding

C: Cute,Curious,Choice,Clever,Candid,Copycat,Chatty

H: Hope,Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Haggle,Hyper

A: Aggressive,Action,Assertive,Ambitious,Angry,Argumentative

N: Nutrition,Nervous,Nitpicking,Neat,Nice,Nagging,Neurosis

Buchanan is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name

Famous People

James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States. Also, David Buchanan was a Scottish botanist and author.

2.) BUCHANAN (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname meaning “belonging to Buchanan [Scotland].” It is believed to ultimately be a Pictish name with no connection to the Welsh bychan (small) or the Gaelic bothan (a hut), as many supposed. Short: Buck. (BYOO-KAN-NUN)


3.) BUCHANAN (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the Scottish surname meaning “belonging to Buchanan [Scotland].” It is believed to ultimately be a Pictish name with no connection to the Welsh bychan (small) or the Gaelic bothan (a hut), as many suppose. Short: Buck. (BYOO-KAN-NUN)


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