Bohan

B3O1H4A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Buadhacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounBohan (plural Bohans)

plural Bohans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Buadhacháin“descendant of Buadhachán”
  2. EnglishBohan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhacháin (“descendant of Buadhachán”), a personal name from the diminutive form of buadhach (“victorious”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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