Finucane

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Fionnmhacáin →
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Meanings

proper nounFinucane (plural Finucanes)

plural Finucanes · alternative Finnucane

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Fionnmhacáin“descendant of Fionnmhacán”
  2. EnglishFinucane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnmhacáin (“descendant of Fionnmhacán”), a personal name composed by the elements fionn (“fair, white”) + macán, a diminutive of mac (“son”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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