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- Irish · derived fromÓ hIarnáin“descendant of Iarnán”
- English todayHernon
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarnáin (“descendant of Iarnán”), possibly a diminutive of íarn (“iron”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarnáin (“descendant of Iarnán”), possibly a diminutive of íarn (“iron”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.