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Shanahan

Shanahan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Shanahan (plural Shanahans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Shanahan

pluralShanahans

Origin of Shanahan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Seanacháin.

Questions about Shanahan

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

Words near Shanahan in the dictionary

  1. shanachies
  2. shanachy
  3. Shanae
  4. Shanafelt
  5. Shanafelts
  6. Shanahan
  7. Shanahans
  8. shanai
  9. shanais
  10. Shanaiyah
  11. shanbogue

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