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Crehan

Crehan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Crehan (plural Crehans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Crehan

pluralCrehans

Origin of Crehan

Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of croidhe (“heart”). Compare Creegan. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Creacháin (“descendant of Creachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of creach (“blind”).

Questions about Crehan

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

Words near Crehan in the dictionary

  1. Creggers
  2. Cregneash
  3. Cregneish
  4. Crego
  5. Cregos
  6. Crehan
  7. Crehans
  8. Creighton
  9. Creightons
  10. Creightons Creek
  11. Creigiau

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