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Scanlon

US/ˈskænlən/

Scanlon proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Scanlon (countable and uncountable, plural Scanlons)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.

Forms of Scanlon

pluralScanlons
alternative formScanlan
alternative formScantlin

Origin of Scanlon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannláin (“descendant of Scannlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Scannal. Compare Scannell.

Questions about Scanlon

What does Scanlon mean?
Scanlon means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Scanlon?
Scanlon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Scanlon?
Scanlon is pronounced /ˈskænlən/ (US).

Words near Scanlon in the dictionary

  1. scanlator
  2. scanlators
  3. scanless
  4. scanline
  5. scanlines
  6. Scanlon
  7. Scanlons
  8. scanmag
  9. scannability
  10. scannable
  11. scanned

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