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Coonan

Coonan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Coonan (plural Coonans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Coonan

pluralCoonans

Origin of Coonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanáin (“descendant of Cuanán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.

Questions about Coonan

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

Words near Coonan in the dictionary

  1. coon-skin caps
  2. coon-skin hat
  3. coon-skin hats
  4. Coonabarabran
  5. Coonamble
  6. Coonan
  7. Coonans
  8. coonass
  9. coonasses
  10. cooncan
  11. Coonce

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