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Counihan

Counihan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Counihan (plural Counihans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Counihan

pluralCounihans

Origin of Counihan

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

Questions about Counihan

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

Words near Counihan in the dictionary

  1. councils of war
  2. councilwoman
  3. councilwomen
  4. Cound
  5. Coundon
  6. Counihan
  7. Counihans
  8. counimodular
  9. counion
  10. counions
  11. counit

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