Ó Bearáin

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “descendant of Bearán”, a given name possibly from bior (“spit, stick”).

Proper noun

Ó Bearáin m (genitive Uí Bhearáin)

  1. a male surname, feminine equivalent Ní Bhearáin

Descendants

  • → English: Barrington, Barron, Berrane, O'Berrane

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ó Bearáin
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Ó Bearáin nÓ Bearáin hÓ Bearáin not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • MacLysaght, Edward (1985), The Surnames of Ireland, sixth edition, Dublin: Irish Academic Press, →ISBN, page 13; reprinted 1999
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