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Cloonan

Cloonan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Cloonan (plural Cloonans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Cloonan

pluralCloonans

Origin of Cloonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cluanáin (“descendant of Cluanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cluanach (“deceitful”).

Questions about Cloonan

What does Cloonan mean?
Cloonan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Cloonan?
Cloonan is a proper noun.

Words near Cloonan in the dictionary

  1. Cloolthpitch
  2. cloom
  3. cloomed
  4. clooming
  5. clooms
  6. Cloonan
  7. Cloonans
  8. Clooney
  9. Clooneyesque
  10. Clooneys
  11. cloop

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