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Greenan

Greenan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Greenan (plural Greenans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Greenan

pluralGreenans
alternative formGrennan

Origin of Greenan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grianáin (“descendant of Grianán”), a personal name derived from Irish grianán (“person of sunny disposition”), a diminutive form of grian (“sun”).

Questions about Greenan

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

Words near Greenan in the dictionary

  1. greenage
  2. greenager
  3. greenalite
  4. greenalites
  5. Greenall
  6. Greenan
  7. Greenans
  8. Greenawalt
  9. Greenawalts
  10. Greenaway
  11. Greenaways

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