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Cannan

Cannan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Cannan (plural Cannans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Cannan

pluralCannans
alternative formCanan

Origin of Cannan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Canann (“descendant of Canán”), a personal name derived from cano (“wolf cub”).

Questions about Cannan

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

Words near Cannan in the dictionary

  1. cannaigre
  2. cannakin
  3. cannakins
  4. cannamom
  5. cannamoms
  6. Cannan
  7. Cannanore
  8. Cannans
  9. cannaphobia
  10. Cannaregio
  11. cannas

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