Buchanan

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Buchannon, Buchanon

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /bjuˈkænən/
• Rhymes: -ænən

Proper noun

Buchanan

1. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from Scotland.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California.
   2. A small city, the county seat of Haralson County, Georgia.
   3. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Indiana.
   4. An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa.
   5. A city and township in Berrien County, Michigan.
   6. A village in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York.
   7. A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
   8. An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
   9. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee.
   10. A town in Botetourt County, Virginia.
   11. A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
3. A number of places elsewhere:
   1. A locality in the City of Maitland and City of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.
   2. A locality in Victoria Daly regional council area, Northern Territory, Australia.
   3. A locality in Goyder regional council area, South Australia.
   4. The Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304, a rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada.
   5. A village in Saskatchewan within the rural municipalty.
   6. A coastal town in Grand Bassa County, Liberia.
   7. A historic parish in Stirlingshire, Scotland, which included Milton of Buchanan and Buchanan Smithy.

Derived terms

• Buchanan County
• Buchananian
• Buchanania

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Buchanan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjuˈkɛ.nan/, /bjuˈka.nan/
• Rhymes: -ɛnan, -anan

Proper noun

Buchanan m or f by sense

1. A surname in English

Proper noun

Buchanan f

1. A small city, the county seat of Haralson County, Georgia, United States