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loonan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
loo-nan
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Luanáin, lúan

Inflected Forms

Loonans (plural) Lunan (alternative)

Questions

What does loonan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does loonan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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