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English word origin

Etymology of Coan

Reduced form of McCoan.

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The source etymologies

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from Irish. · An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Reduced form of McCoan.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

An inhabitant of the island of Cos.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Greek island of Cos (Kos).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Cos + -an.

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