English
Lenahan
Lenahan comes from Irish Ó Leanacháin ‘descendant of Leanachán’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Leanacháin‘descendant of Leanachán’
- EnglishtodayLenahan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Leanacháin‘descendant of Leanachán’
- EnglishtodayLenahan
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Leanacháin (‘descendant of Leanachán’), probably derived from leann (‘cloak’) and not from léanach (‘sorrowful’).
Every English word from Irish Ó Leanacháin
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Leanacháin / Lenahan