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Sheehan

Sheehan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Sheehan (plural Sheehans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Sheehan

pluralSheehans
alternative formShawhan

Origin of Sheehan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síodhacháin (“descendant of Síodhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of síodhach (“peaceful”).

Questions about Sheehan

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

Words near Sheehan in the dictionary

  1. Sheedy
  2. Sheedys
  3. Sheedys Gully
  4. sheefish
  5. sheefishes
  6. Sheehan
  7. Sheehan's syndrome
  8. Sheehans
  9. Sheehy
  10. Sheehys
  11. sheeit

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