Etymograph

English

Stranahan

Stranahan comes from Irish Ó Sranacháin ‘descendant of Sranachán’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Sranacháin‘descendant of Sranachán’
  2. EnglishtodayStranahan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Sranacháin‘descendant of Sranachán’
  2. EnglishtodayStranahan

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sranacháin (‘descendant of Sranachán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive of srannach (‘snoring, stertorous’).

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Irish Ó Sranacháin / Stranahan