Given name & surname

Cohran

“descendant of Corcrán”

Cohran is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cohran is a form of Cochrane. Cochrane goes back to Irish Ó Corcráin, meaning “descendant of Corcrán.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Cohran is a form of Cochrane. Cochrane comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cohran’s family of names

In English usage, Cohran as a surname has a related form in COCHRANE.

Walk Cohran’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Cohran, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic · Royal

Comgan

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic · Saints

Conan

“resembling a wolf” · “one who is high and mighty”

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>99% boys

Gaelic

Cormican

Cormican is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Corcoran

“having a ruddy complexion”

No U.S. birth series

55% boys · 45% girls

Gaelic

Coughran

“descendant of Corcrán”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Cargan

“from the small rock”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

English

Coleman

“one who burns charcoal; resembling a dove”

44UncommonEasing

>99% boys

Gaelic

Keenan

“a small woman” · “of an ancient family”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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