Etymology

Cloonan

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Cluanáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Cluanáin“descendant of Cluanán”
  2. English todayCloonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cluanáin (“descendant of Cluanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cluanach (“deceitful”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.