Etymology

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Irish Ó Fionnmhacáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Fionnmhacáin“descendant of Fionnmhacán”
  2. English todayFinucane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnmhacáin (“descendant of Fionnmhacán”), a personal name composed by the elements fionn (“fair, white”) + macán, a diminutive of mac (“son”).

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