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Noonan

Syllables: Noo·nanUK/ˈnuː.nən/US/ˈnu.nən/

Noonan proper noun: a surname from Irish; variant form Nunan.

Proper noun

Noonan (countable and uncountable, plural Noonans)

  1. A surname from Irish; variant form Nunan.
  2. A small community in New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A ghost town in Ralls County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A city in Divide County, North Dakota, United States.

Forms of Noonan

pluralNoonans

Origin of Noonan

Anglicization of Irish Ó hIonmhaineáin, from Ionmhaineán, a given name derived from the diminutive of Ionmhain (“beloved, dear”).

Words formed from Noonan

Questions about Noonan

What does Noonan mean?
Noonan means a surname from Irish; variant form Nunan.
What part of speech is Noonan?
Noonan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Noonan?
Noonan is pronounced /ˈnuː.nən/ (UK).

Words near Noonan in the dictionary

  1. noon of night
  2. noon-flower
  3. noon-time
  4. noon-times
  5. noona
  6. Noonan
  7. Noonan syndrome
  8. Noonans
  9. noonas
  10. noonchi
  11. noonchine

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