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Callanan

Callanan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Callanan (plural Callanans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Callanan

pluralCallanans
alternative formCallinan
alternative formCalnan

Origin of Callanan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Callanáin (“descendant of Callanán”), a personal name of unclear origin.

Questions about Callanan

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

Words near Callanan in the dictionary

  1. callaloo
  2. callaloos
  3. callalou
  4. callalous
  5. Callan
  6. Callanan
  7. Callanans
  8. Callander
  9. Callanders
  10. callant
  11. callanthiid

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