Cloonan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Cluanáin →
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Meanings

proper nounCloonan (plural Cloonans)

plural Cloonans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cluanáin“descendant of Cluanán”
  2. EnglishCloonan

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

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APA

Cloonan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cloonan

MLA

“Cloonan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cloonan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cloonan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cloonan.

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