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Doonan

Doonan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Doonan (plural Doonans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Doonan

pluralDoonans

Origin of Doonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dúnáin (“descendant of Dúnán”), a hypocoristic form of an unknown name beginning with the element dun (“fortress”).

Questions about Doonan

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

Words near Doonan in the dictionary

  1. Doon Doon
  2. doona
  3. doona day
  4. doona days
  5. doonae
  6. Doonan
  7. Doonans
  8. doonas
  9. Doonbah
  10. Doonbeg
  11. doone

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