Crean

C3R1E1A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Croidheáin →
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Meanings

Crean1

proper nounCrean (plural Creans)

plural Creans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Crean2

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Cornwall, England, not far from Land's End (OS grid ref SW3924).

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Croidheáin“descendant of Croidheán”
  2. EnglishCrean

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a byname derived from a diminutive of croidhe (“heart”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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