Kinnan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Fhionnáin →
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Meanings

proper nounKinnan (plural Kinnans)

plural Kinnans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Fhionnáin“son of Fionnán”
  2. EnglishKinnan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnáin (“son of Fionnán”), a diminutive of fionn (“fair, blond”) or of Ó Cianáin (“descendant of Cianán”), from which Keenan, or of Ó Cuinneáin (“descendant of Cuinneán”), from which Cunneen.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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