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Crean

Crean proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun (1)

Crean (plural Creans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Proper noun (2)

Crean

  1. A hamlet in Cornwall, England, not far from Land's End (OS grid ref SW3924).

Forms of Crean

pluralCreans

Origin of Crean

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a byname derived from a diminutive of croidhe (“heart”).

Questions about Crean

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

Words near Crean in the dictionary

  1. creamy
  2. creamy crack
  3. creamy layer
  4. creamy snuff
  5. creamy snuffs
  6. Crean
  7. creance
  8. creanced
  9. creancer
  10. creancers
  11. creances

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