Crehan

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Crehan

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of croidhe (“heart”). Compare Creegan.

* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Creacháin (“descendant of Creachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of creach (“blind”).

proper noun Crehans

A surname from Irish.

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@misc{crehan_2026,
  title = {Crehan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crehan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}