Etymology

Nolan

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

Irish Ó Nualláin
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromÓ Nualláin
  2. English todayNolan

Anglicized from Irish Ó Nualláin (literally “descendant of Nuallán”), diminutive of nuall (“chariot-fighter, champion”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.