Etymology

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Irish Mac Fhionnáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Fhionnáin“son of Fionnán”
  2. English todayKinnan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnáin (“son of Fionnán”), a diminutive of fionn (“fair, blond”) or of Ó Cianáin (“descendant of Cianán”), from which Keenan, or of Ó Cuinneáin (“descendant of Cuinneán”), from which Cunneen.

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