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Curneen

Curneen proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Curneen (plural Curneens)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Curneen

pluralCurneens

Origin of Curneen

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuirnín (“descendant of Cuirnín”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive of corn (“horn; drinking-horn”).

Questions about Curneen

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

Words near Curneen in the dictionary

  1. curmurred
  2. curmurring
  3. curmurrings
  4. curmurs
  5. curn
  6. Curneen
  7. Curneens
  8. Curnow
  9. Curnows
  10. curns
  11. curnum

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