# Shanahan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,073

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Seanacháin.

## Easily confused with
- **shanghai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanahan-vs-shanghai)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hsanahan`, `sahnahan`, `shaanhan`, `shanaahn`, `shanahann`, `shanahhan`, `shanahna`, `shanhaan`, `shannahan`, `shhanahan`, `shnaahan`, `sshanahan`

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