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Crossan

Crossan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Crossan (plural Crossans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Crossan

pluralCrossans
alternative formCroson

Origin of Crossan

Reduced form of McCrossen, from Irish Mac an Chrosáin (“son of the satirist”), from crosán (“reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”).

Questions about Crossan

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

Words near Crossan in the dictionary

  1. cross-writings
  2. crossabilities
  3. crossability
  4. crossable
  5. crossableness
  6. Crossan
  7. crossandra
  8. crossandras
  9. Crossans
  10. crossarm
  11. crossarms

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