# Horan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,496

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hUghróin (“descendant of Ughrón”) or Ó hOdhráin (“descendant of Odhrán”).

## Easily confused with
- **horn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-horn)
- **hwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-hwan)
- **Hoya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-hoya)
- **human** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-human)
- **horse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-horse)
- **horns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-horns)
- **horny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-horny)
- **horde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-horde)
- **Huron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-huron)
- **Horus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-horus)
- **Hyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-hyman)
- **horst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-horst)
- **Hunan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-hunan)
- **Horton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-horton)
- **han** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/han-vs-horan)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hon-vs-horan)
- **hoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoa-vs-horan)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hor-vs-horan)
- **hoax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoax-vs-horan)
- **Hara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hara-vs-horan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhoran`, `hoarn`, `horann`, `horna`, `horran`, `hroan`, `ohran`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/horan