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Hanrahan

Hanrahan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Hanrahan (plural Hanrahans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Hanrahan

pluralHanrahans
alternative formHaran
alternative formHourihan

Origin of Hanrahan

Reduced Anglicized form of Ó hÁnradháin (“descendant of Ánradhán”), a diminutive of ánradh (“warrior”). Compare Harrigan and Horgan.

Questions about Hanrahan

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

Words near Hanrahan in the dictionary

  1. Hanover rats
  2. Hanoverian
  3. Hanoverian rat
  4. Hanoverian rats
  5. Hanoverians
  6. Hanrahan
  7. Hanrahans
  8. Hanratty
  9. Hanrattys
  10. Hans
  11. Hans Gruber

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