Given name & surname
Bohannan
“descendant of Buadhachanán”
Bohannan is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bohannan is a form of Bohannon. Bohannon goes back to Irish Ó Buadhachanáin, meaning “descendant of Buadhachanán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Bohannan is a form of Bohannon. Bohannon comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bohannan’s family of names
In English usage, Bohannan as a surname has a related form in BOHANNON.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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