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- Middle Irish · derived fromlúan“light, warrior's halo, warrior”
- Irish · derived fromÓ Luanáin“descendant of Luanán”
- English todayLoonan
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
Words from the same roots
Middle Irishlúan all →
looney
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.