Type Word Usage Old Irish Meaning & History Old Irish word meaning "smith" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesgoban(Old Celtic) gof(Old Welsh) Given Name DescendantsGobnata(History) Gobnait, Gobán, Gobnet(Irish) Goibniu(Irish Mythology) Gobbán, Gobnat(Old Irish) Surname DescendantsMac Ghabhann, MacGowan, Magorian, McGowan(Irish) MacGowan, McGowan(Scottish) MacGobhainn(Scottish Gaelic) Sources & References Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 164.