"Hanlon" meaning in English

See Hanlon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhænlən/ Forms: Hanlons [plural], Handlin [alternative], Handlon [alternative]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnluain (“descendant of Anluan”), a personal name composed of the intensive prefix an- + lúan (“light, radiance; warrior”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó hAnluain||descendant of Anluan}} Irish Ó hAnluain (“descendant of Anluan”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Hanlon (plural Hanlons)
  1. A surname from Irish. Derived forms: Hanlon's razor

Inflected forms

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