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Behan

Behan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Behan (plural Behans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Behan

pluralBehans

Origin of Behan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beacháin (“descendant of Beachán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of beach (“bee”).

Questions about Behan

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

Words near Behan in the dictionary

  1. behalfism
  2. behalfs
  3. behallow
  4. behaloed
  5. behalves
  6. Behan
  7. behanchod
  8. behanchods
  9. behand
  10. behandle
  11. behandled

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