Given name & surname
Foran
“descendant of Fuarthán”
Foran is a surname from Irish. It is used in English and Romanian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Foran goes back to Irish Ó Fuartháin, meaning “descendant of Fuarthán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Fuartháin (“descendant of Fuarthán”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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