Kirwan

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/ˈkɜː(ɹ)wən/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Ciardhubháin →
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Meanings

proper nounKirwan (countable and uncountable, plural Kirwans)

plural Kirwans · alternative Kerwin

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Ciardhubháin“descendant of Ciardhubhán”
  2. EnglishKirwan

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardhubháin (“descendant of Ciardhubhán”), a personal name composed of ciar (“dark”) + dubh (“black”) + the suffix -an.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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