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