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Faughnan.

A surname from Irish.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Irish.

Where this word comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.