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Ahern

Ahern proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Ahern (plural Aherns)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Ahern

pluralAherns
alternative formAhearn
alternative formAherne

Origin of Ahern

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEachthighearna (“descendant of Eachthighearna”), a personal name composed by the elements each (“horse”) + tighearna (“master, lord”).

Questions about Ahern

What does Ahern mean?
Ahern means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Ahern?
Ahern is a proper noun.

Words near Ahern in the dictionary

  1. ahemmed
  2. ahemming
  3. ahems
  4. AHEPA
  5. ahermatypic
  6. Ahern
  7. Aherne
  8. Ahernes
  9. Aherns
  10. aheylite
  11. aheylites

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