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Loonan

Loonan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Loonan (plural Loonans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Loonan

pluralLoonans
alternative formLunan

Origin of Loonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luanáin (“descendant of Luanán”), a personal name deriving from a diminutive form of Middle Irish lúan (“light, warrior's halo, warrior”). Compare Looney

Questions about Loonan

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

Words near Loonan in the dictionary

  1. loomworks
  2. loon
  3. Loon op Zand
  4. loon pants
  5. Loona
  6. Loonan
  7. Loonans
  8. looner
  9. looneries
  10. looners
  11. loonery

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