English
Kirwan
Kirwan comes from Irish Ó Ciardhubháin ‘descendant of Ciardhubhán’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Ciardhubháin‘descendant of Ciardhubhán’
- EnglishtodayKirwan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Ciardhubháin‘descendant of Ciardhubhán’
- EnglishtodayKirwan
A compound of ciar ‘dark’ + dubh ‘black’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-
Proto-Celtic *keiros
Old Irish cíar ‘dark’
Irish ciar ‘dark’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘black’
Proto-Celtic *dubus ‘black’
Old Irish dub ‘black’
Irish dubh ‘black’
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardhubháin (‘descendant of Ciardhubhán’), a personal name composed of ciar (‘dark’) + dubh (‘black’) + the suffix -an.
Every English word from Irish Ó Ciardhubháin
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Ciardhubháin / Kirwan