O'Bansawin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Abenaki

Word forms

O'Bansawin O'Bansawins O'Bonsawin Obansawin Obonsawin Obamsawin Obomsawin

Etymology

Anglicization of the French Obonsawin, from Abenaki Obomsawin, meaning pathfinder; adapted to the O' typical of Irish surnames.

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