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Tiernan (Irish : MacTiarnaigh or Ó Tiarnáin; also spelled Tirnan, Tierney) is an Irish surname. Tiernan is also an anglicisation of Tiarnán, a given name derived from the Irish word tiarna "lord" + -án (diminutive suffix). [1]

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As surname

Notable people with the surname Tiernan include:

As forename

Notable people with the forename Tiernan include:

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