Meaning & origin
Kernahan’s family of names
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 Kernahan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kernighan
Kernighan is a surname from Irish.
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Carnahan
“descendant of Cearnachán”
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Carnathan
“descendant of Cearnachán”
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Canavan
“descendant of Ceanndubhán”
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Counihan
“descendant of Cuanachán”
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Cahalan
“son of Cathalán”
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Keagan
“small and fiery woman” · “a small and fiery man”
80% boys · 20% girls
Kerrigan
“having black hair”
7% boys · 93% girls