Etymograph

English

Heffernan

Heffernan comes from Irish Ó hIfearnáin ‘descendant of Ifearnán’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hIfearnáin‘descendant of Ifearnán’
  2. EnglishtodayHeffernan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hIfearnáin‘descendant of Ifearnán’
  2. EnglishtodayHeffernan

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIfearnáin (‘descendant of Ifearnán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of ifreannach (‘demon’), from ifreann (‘hell’).

Every English word from Irish Ó hIfearnáin

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Ó hIfearnáin / Heffernan

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