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Where does “Gannon” come from?

Gannon is an English surname derived from Irish Mag, a patronymic prefix whose ultimate origin and meaning are unattested.

Ancestry of “Gannon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishMag Fhionnáin—
2IrishFionn—
3Old Irishfind—
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindos—
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →