Carnahan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Cearnacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounCarnahan (plural Carnahans)

plural Carnahans · alternative Carnathan

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cearnacháin“descendant of Cearnachán”
  2. EnglishCarnahan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearnacháin (“descendant of Cearnachán”), a personal name from cearnach (“victorious”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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