Etymology

Moylan

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

Irish Ó Maoileáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Maoileáin“descendant of Maoileán”
  2. English todayMoylan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoileáin (“descendant of Maoileán”), a diminutive of maol (“bald”).

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