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Strachan

UK/stɹɔːn/US/stɹɔn/

Strachan proper noun: a village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO674922).

Proper noun

Strachan (countable and uncountable, plural Strachans)

  1. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO674922).
  2. A surname.

Forms of Strachan

pluralStrachans
alternative formStrahan

Origin of Strachan

The village is named with Scottish Gaelic srath (“river valley”) + eachan (“foal”). The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sruitheáin (“descendant of Sruitheán”), a personal name from sruith (“sage elder”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Words that rhyme with Strachan

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Questions about Strachan

What does Strachan mean?
Strachan means a village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO674922).
What part of speech is Strachan?
Strachan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Strachan?
Strachan is pronounced /stɹɔːn/ (UK).

Words near Strachan in the dictionary

  1. stracchino
  2. stracciatella
  3. stracciatellas
  4. Stracener
  5. Straceners
  6. Strachan
  7. Strachans
  8. Strachur
  9. Strachwitz
  10. Strack
  11. Stracks

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