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O'Shaughnessy

O'Shaughnessy proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

O'Shaughnessy

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin of O'Shaughnessy

From Irish Ó Seachnasaigh.

Questions about O'Shaughnessy

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

Words near O'Shaughnessy in the dictionary

  1. O'Riordans
  2. O'Rourke
  3. O'Rourkes
  4. O'Ryan
  5. o's
  6. O'Shaughnessy
  7. O'Shea
  8. O'Shea's vent barnacle
  9. O'Shea's vent barnacles
  10. O'Sheas
  11. O'Sheridan

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