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Kirwan.

A surname from Irish.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɜː(ɹ)wən/
  1. A surname from Irish.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardhubháin (“descendant of Ciardhubhán”), a personal name composed of ciar (“dark”) + dubh (“black”) + the suffix -an.

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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.