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Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 2 Send Message	Robert	Report	22 Apr 2008 23:45
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 2 Send Message	This is a Gaelic surname which has been recorded in over twenty spelling forms, all very rare including Sreenan, Shreenan, Schreenan, Screenan, Screanan, Screnon, Shrehan, Skrane, and many others,. It is almost certainly Irish being originally recorded it is said, as O' Sriarain, which would seem to translate as the descendant of the son of "Sruth". The latter is claimed to be a byname which has or had the meaning of stream, or by implication "clear". Another suggests the name Ó Srianáin, srian, means a rein, control. Almost all Gaelic surnames originate from a nickname for the original chief or first nameholder, which is usually the same. Some of these names are truly ancient, dating back to the First Millenium. Although the place of origin is unclear it has been suggested that this was County Monaghan, which would also help to explain its presence in Scotland which was where many Irish from Co. Monaghan went to find work especially in the 1899s. Indeed it is remotely possible that the name originated from Scotland in the first place, but of this we have no proof. For more information email [email protected]