Cachia is a surname of Scottish origin,[1][unreliable source?][2][3] coming from the kingdom of Dál Riata. It derives from the Gaelic form "MacEachainn".[1][3] The surname "Cachia" can be traced to Knoydart.[1][4] The surname has various variants, as a result of translation from Gaelic to English. The variants include McEachan, McGeachan, McKechnie, McGeachie.[1][4] One of the first people from the Cachia family to emigrate to the United States was Thomas McKeachie in 1797.[1][4]
People with this surname include:
- Naomi Cachia (born 1993 or 1994), Maltese politician
- Jaryd Cachia (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- Jamie Cachia (born 1987), Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
- Therese Comodini Cachia[5](born 1973), Maltese lawyer and politician
- Pierre Cachia[6] (1921-2017), Egyptian academic
- Alfredo Cachia Zammit (1890–1960), Maltese politician and philanthropist
- Michele Cachia (1760–1839),[7] Maltese architect and military engineer
- Antonio Cachia (1739–1813),[8] Maltese architect, engineer and archaeologist
- Domenico Cachia[8][9] (c. 1690–1761), Maltese capomastro
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Cachia Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. January 2000. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ "What Does The Name Cachia Mean?". The Meaning of Names. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ a b Barry, John (1964). "Supplement to Irish families. By Edward MacLysaght. Pp. 163. Dublin : Helicon Press. 1964. 40s". Irish Historical Studies. 15 (58): 197. doi:10.1017/S0021121400025694. ISSN 0021-1214. S2CID 163352533.
- ^ a b c Black, George Fraser (1946). The surnames of Scotland : their origin, meaning, and history. New York Public Library. New York, NY. ISBN 0-87104-172-3. OCLC 1303608.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "8ème législature | Therese COMODINI CACHIA | Députés | Parlement européen". www.europarl.europa.eu (in French). 23 February 1973. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Pierre Cachia (1921-2017)". The University of Edinburgh. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "The residence of Michele Cachia". PLAKKASTORJA. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ a b Schiavone, Michael J. (2009). Dictionary of Maltese biographies. Pietà: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. ISBN 978-99932-91-32-9. OCLC 642290723.
- ^ Hughes, Quentin (2001). Fortress : architecture and military history in Malta. Valletta: Progress Press. ISBN 99932-10-14-5. OCLC 52215140.
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