Etymograph

English

Linehan

Linehan comes from Irish Ó Laidhghneáin ‘descendant of Laidhghneán’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Laidhghneáin‘descendant of Laidhghneán’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2012Linehan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Laidhghneáin‘descendant of Laidhghneán’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2012Linehan

Earliest quotation: 2012, Julian Friedmann, Christopher Walker: “Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews of Father Ted fame…”

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laidhghneáin (‘descendant of Laidhghneán’), perhaps a personal name derived from a diminutive form of laidhghein (‘snow-birth’), from ladhg (‘snow’) + gein (‘birth’).

Every English word from Irish Ó Laidhghneáin

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Irish Ó Laidhghneáin / Linehan

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