Heenan

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉanáin (“descendant of Éanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of éan (“bird”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneáin (“descendant of Eidhneán”), a byname from eidhneán (“ivy, ivy branch”).

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