Etymology

corrin

C3O1R1R1I1N1

Today it means: A molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt-containing vitamin cobalamin. Full definition →

Irish Mac Odhráin
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Odhráin“son of Odhrán”
  2. English todayCorrin

Two main origins: * Anglicized form of Mac Torin from Gaelic mac Thórfinnr (from Thórr the name of the Scandinavian thunder god, and the ethnic designation Finnr) * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Odhráin (“son of Odhrán”), a byname from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”). * A variant of Curran.

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