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Skehan

Skehan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Skehan (plural Skehans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Skehan

pluralSkehans

Origin of Skehan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sceacháin (“descendant of Sceachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sceach (“briar, thornbush”).

Questions about Skehan

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

Words near Skehan in the dictionary

  1. skegger
  2. skeggers
  3. Skeggy
  4. Skegness
  5. skegs
  6. Skehan
  7. Skehans
  8. skeiling
  9. skeilings
  10. skein
  11. skeine

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