Etymograph

English

McGranahan

McGranahan comes from Irish Mac Reannacháin ‘son of Reannachán’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Reannacháin‘son of Reannachán’
  2. EnglishtodayMcGranahan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Reannacháin‘son of Reannachán’
  2. EnglishtodayMcGranahan

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Reannacháin (‘son of Reannachán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive of reannach, variant of rinneach (‘pointed, sharp; keen, biting’).

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Irish Mac Reannacháin / McGranahan