Etymology

Faughnan

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Fachtnáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Fachtnáin“descendant of Fachtnán”
  2. English todayFaughnan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.

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