The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ hEidhneáin“descendant of Eidhneán”
- Irish · derived fromÓ hÉanáin“descendant of Éanán”
- English todayHeenan
Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉanáin (“descendant of Éanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of éan (“bird”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneáin (“descendant of Eidhneán”), a byname from eidhneán (“ivy, ivy branch”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.