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Tiernan

Tiernan proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Tiernan (plural Tiernans)

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.

Forms of Tiernan

pluralTiernans

Origin of Tiernan

From Irish Tiarnán, from Tiarna (“lord”).

Questions about Tiernan

What does Tiernan mean?
Tiernan means a surname.
What part of speech is Tiernan?
Tiernan is a proper noun.

Words near Tiernan in the dictionary

  1. Tiergarten
  2. tiering
  3. tierlike
  4. tierlist
  5. tierlists
  6. Tiernan
  7. Tiernans
  8. Tierney
  9. Tierneys
  10. Tiernny
  11. Tierno

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