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O'Bansawin

O'Bansawin proper noun: a surname from Abenaki.

Proper noun

O'Bansawin (plural O'Bansawins)

  1. A surname from Abenaki

Forms of O'Bansawin

pluralO'Bansawins
alternative formO'Bonsawin
alternative formObansawin
alternative formObonsawin
alternative formObamsawin
alternative formObomsawin

Origin of O'Bansawin

Anglicization of the French Obonsawin, from Abenaki Obomsawin, meaning pathfinder; adapted to the O' typical of Irish surnames.

Questions about O'Bansawin

What does O'Bansawin mean?
O'Bansawin means a surname from Abenaki.
What part of speech is O'Bansawin?
O'Bansawin is a proper noun.

Words near O'Bansawin in the dictionary

  1. o' course
  2. O'Banion
  3. O'Banions
  4. O'Bannon
  5. O'Bannons
  6. O'Bansawin
  7. O'Bansawins
  8. O'Bar
  9. O'Barr
  10. O'Barrs
  11. O'Bars

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