Queenan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Cuineáin →
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Meanings

proper nounQueenan (plural Queenans)

plural Queenans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cuineáin“descendant of Cuineán”
  2. EnglishQueenan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuineáin (“descendant of Cuineán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cú (“hound”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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