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Linehan

Linehan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Linehan (plural Linehans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
    • Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews of Father Ted fame started by writing short sketches for programmes like the Fast Show.2012, Julian Friedmann, Christopher Walker, Insider's Guide to Writing for Television

Forms of Linehan

pluralLinehans
alternative formLynam

Origin of Linehan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laidhghneáin (“descendant of Laidhghneán”), perhaps a personal name derived from a diminutive form of laidhghein (“snow-birth”), from ladhg (“snow”) + gein (“birth”).

Questions about Linehan

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

Words near Linehan in the dictionary

  1. linefishers
  2. linefishing
  3. lineflow
  4. Lineham
  5. Linehams
  6. Linehan
  7. Linehans
  8. linehaul
  9. linehauler
  10. linehaulers
  11. linehauls

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