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Kiernan

Kiernan proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Kiernan (plural Kiernans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Kiernan

pluralKiernans

Origin of Kiernan

From Irish Tighearnán, from Tighearna (“lord”).

Questions about Kiernan

What does Kiernan mean?
Kiernan means a surname.
What part of speech is Kiernan?
Kiernan is a proper noun.

Words near Kiernan in the dictionary

  1. Kierkegaard
  2. Kierkegaardian
  3. Kierkegaardianism
  4. kierman
  5. kiermen
  6. Kiernan
  7. Kiernans
  8. Kieron
  9. kiers
  10. Kierses
  11. Kierstead

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