Behan
English
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beacháin (“descendant of Beachán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of beach (“bee”).
Proper noun
editBehan (plural Behans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Behan is the 11092nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2862 individuals. Behan is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Behan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127.
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBehan m anim (feminine Behanová)
- a male surname
Further reading
edit- “Behan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024