"Lenahan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Lenahans [plural]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Leanacháin (“descendant of Leanachán”), probably derived from leann (“cloak”) and not from léanach (“sorrowful”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Leanacháin||descendant of Leanachán}} Irish Ó Leanacháin (“descendant of Leanachán”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Lenahans}} Lenahan (plural Lenahans)
  1. A surname from Irish. Synonyms: Lenaghan, Leneghan, Lenehan
    Sense id: en-Lenahan-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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