Yola

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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

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Kerwaane

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Kirwan
    • THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD:
      Many years ago a man named Jone Kerwaane (John Kirwan) was tenant of an adjoining farm.

References

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  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 130