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Bohannon

Bohannon proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Bohannon (countable and uncountable, plural Bohannons)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States.

Forms of Bohannon

pluralBohannons
alternative formBohanan
alternative formBohannan
alternative formBohanon

Origin of Bohannon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhachanáin (“descendant of Buadhachanán”), a double diminutive of buadhach (“victorious”).

Questions about Bohannon

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

Words near Bohannon in the dictionary

  1. Bohan
  2. Bohanan
  3. Bohanans
  4. Bohannan
  5. Bohannans
  6. Bohannon
  7. Bohannons
  8. Bohanon
  9. Bohanons
  10. Bohans
  11. Bohdan

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