Etymograph

English

Horan

Horan comes from Irish Ó hUghróin ‘descendant of Ughrón’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hUghróin‘descendant of Ughrón’
  2. EnglishtodayHoran

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hUghróin‘descendant of Ughrón’
  2. EnglishtodayHoran

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hUghróin (‘descendant of Ughrón’) or Ó hOdhráin (‘descendant of Odhrán’).

Today it means

name A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

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

Etymograph / Irish Ó hUghróin / Horan