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Carnahan

Carnahan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Carnahan (plural Carnahans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Carnahan

pluralCarnahans
alternative formCarnathan

Origin of Carnahan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearnacháin (“descendant of Cearnachán”), a personal name from cearnach (“victorious”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Questions about Carnahan

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

Words near Carnahan in the dictionary

  1. Carnaby
  2. Carnac
  3. carnage
  4. carnaged
  5. carnages
  6. Carnahan
  7. Carnahans
  8. carnahuba
  9. carnahubas
  10. carnal
  11. carnal knowledge

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