Given name & surname

Meenan

“descendant of Mianán”

Meenan is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Meenan goes back to Irish Ó Mianáin, meaning “descendant of Mianán.”

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Where it comes from

Meenan comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó Mianáin (“descendant of Mianán”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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