Coan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

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Meanings

Coan1

proper nounCoan (countable and uncountable, plural Coans)

plural Coans

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

Coan2

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the Greek island of Cos (Kos).
nounCoan (plural Coans)

plural Coans

  1. An inhabitant of the island of Cos.

Origin

Coan · proper noun

Reduced form of McCoan.

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Coan · adjective, noun

From Cos + -an.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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