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Faughnan

Faughnan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Faughnan (plural Faughnans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Faughnan

pluralFaughnans

Origin of Faughnan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.

Questions about Faughnan

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

Words near Faughnan in the dictionary

  1. faucists
  2. faucitis
  3. faudes
  4. faugh
  5. Faughn
  6. Faughnan
  7. Faughnans
  8. Faughns
  9. Faught
  10. Faughts
  11. fauj

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