"Loonan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Loonans [plural], Lunan [alternative]
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 Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Luanáin||descendant of Luanán}} Irish Ó Luanáin (“descendant of Luanán”), {{der|en|mga|lúan|t=light, warrior's halo, warrior}} Middle Irish lúan (“light, warrior's halo, warrior”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Loonan (plural Loonans)
  1. A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Loonan-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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