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Foran

Foran proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Foran (plural Forans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Foran

pluralForans

Origin of Foran

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fuartháin (“descendant of Fuarthán”), a personal name from fuar (“cold”).

Questions about Foran

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

Words near Foran in the dictionary

  1. foraminule
  2. foraminules
  3. foraminulose
  4. foraminulous
  5. forams
  6. Foran
  7. Forand
  8. Forands
  9. forane
  10. foraneous
  11. Forans

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