Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nolan

/ˈnoʊlən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: nolan
IPA: /ˈnoʊlən/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

name

An unincorporated community in Nolan County, Texas, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

Example Sentences

"Recently, Christopher Nolan made an interesting admission: The most famous line from his fan-favorite Batman film, 2008’s The Dark Knight, wasn’t his creation and was a line that he initially didn’t quite get. Nolan said his brother, frequent collaborator and co-writer Jonathan came up with the prophetic line, “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”"

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Ó Nualláin (literally “descendant of Nuallán”), diminutive of nuall (“chariot-fighter, champion”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Nualláin

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnoʊlən/
British English: /ˈnəʊlən/

Derived Forms

Nolanesque nolanite Nolanverse

Phrases

Nolan chart Nolan County

Rhymes With

stolen colon swollen semi-colon dolan golan solon bolan bolen solan tolan polan

Questions

How do you pronounce nolan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnoʊlən/.
What does nolan mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does nolan come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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