Counihan

C3O1U1N1I1H4A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Cuanacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounCounihan (plural Counihans)

plural Counihans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cuanacháin“descendant of Cuanachán”
  2. EnglishCounihan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanacháin (“descendant of Cuanachán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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