Lenahan

L1E1N1A1H4A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Leanacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounLenahan (plural Lenahans)

plural Lenahans · alternative Lenaghan · alternative Leneghan · alternative Lenehan

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Leanacháin“descendant of Leanachán”
  2. EnglishLenahan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Leanacháin (“descendant of Leanachán”), probably derived from leann (“cloak”) and not from léanach (“sorrowful”).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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