Kearns

K5E1A1R1N1S1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Céirín →
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Meanings

proper nounKearns (plural Kearnses)

plural Kearnses · alternative Carnes · alternative Karns

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A city and former CDP in Salt Lake County, Utah, named after Thomas Kearns.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Céirín
  2. EnglishKearns

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Céirín, a personal name derived from a diminutive of ciar (“dark”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KarnesKasnerAskernkasernankersAskrenKresanSankersnaker
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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