Stranahan

S1T1R1A1N1A1H4A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

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Meanings

proper nounStranahan (plural Stranahans)

plural Stranahans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Sranacháin“descendant of Sranachán”
  2. EnglishStranahan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sranacháin (“descendant of Sranachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of srannach (“snoring, stertorous”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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