Doonan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Dúnáin →
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Meanings

proper nounDoonan (plural Doonans)

plural Doonans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Dúnáin“descendant of Dúnán”
  2. EnglishDoonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dúnáin (“descendant of Dúnán”), a hypocoristic form of an unknown name beginning with the element dun (“fortress”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Doonan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doonan

MLA

“Doonan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doonan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doonan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doonan.

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