Behan

B3E1H4A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Beacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounBehan (plural Behans)

plural Behans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Beacháin“descendant of Beachán”
  2. EnglishBehan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beacháin (“descendant of Beachán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of beach (“bee”).

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APA

Behan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Behan

MLA

“Behan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Behan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Behan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Behan.

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