Bohannon

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Buadhachanáin →
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Meanings

proper nounBohannon (countable and uncountable, plural Bohannons)

plural Bohannons · alternative Bohanan · alternative Bohannan · alternative Bohanon

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Buadhachanáin“descendant of Buadhachanán”
  2. EnglishBohannon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhachanáin (“descendant of Buadhachanán”), a double diminutive of buadhach (“victorious”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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