English
Faughnan
Faughnan comes from Irish Ó Fachtnáin ‘descendant of Fachtnán’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Fachtnáin‘descendant of Fachtnán’
- EnglishtodayFaughnan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Fachtnáin‘descendant of Fachtnán’
- EnglishtodayFaughnan
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (‘descendant of Fachtnán’), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.
Every English word from Irish Ó Fachtnáin
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Fachtnáin / Faughnan