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Horan

Horan proper noun: a surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Proper noun

Horan (plural Horans)

  1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Forms of Horan

pluralHorans
alternative formOdran

Origin of Horan

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hUghróin (“descendant of Ughrón”) or Ó hOdhráin (“descendant of Odhrán”).

Words formed from Horan

Questions about Horan

What does Horan mean?
Horan means a surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
What part of speech is Horan?
Horan is a proper noun.

Words near Horan in the dictionary

  1. Horaks
  2. horal
  3. Horals
  4. horaltic
  5. Horam
  6. Horan
  7. Horans
  8. Horapollonian
  9. horaries
  10. horarium
  11. horariums

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