Kirwan

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Kirwan

/ˈkɜː(ɹ)wən/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Kirwans · Kerwin

countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
countable, uncountable A suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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@misc{kirwan_2026,
  title = {Kirwan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kirwan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}