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[Facts] Re: Irish surname Lowan
by
Cleveland Kent Evans
(clevelandkentevans)
6/21/2007, 10:01 AM
in reply to
a message by LC Dempsey
According to MacLysaght's
Surnames of
Ireland
, Lowan is a variation of Loane, and ultimately comes from the Gaelic word
luan
, which originally meant "hound" but later came to also mean "warrior".
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Lowan means fighting chicken, right?
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LC Dempsey
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6/20/2007, 5:46 PM
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Re: Irish surname Lowan
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Cleveland Kent Evans
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6/21/2007, 10:01 AM
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Re: Irish surname Lowan
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LC Dempsey
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6/22/2007, 6:00 AM
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Where did you find that meaning?
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Chrisell
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6/20/2007, 5:52 PM
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Re: Where did you find that meaning?
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LC Dempsey
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6/20/2007, 5:58 PM
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Re: Where did you find that meaning?
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LC Dempsey
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6/20/2007, 6:04 PM
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Re: Where did you find that meaning?
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Chrisell
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6/21/2007, 12:46 AM
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Re: Where did you find that meaning?
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LC Dempsey
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6/22/2007, 5:59 AM