Loonan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Luanáin ← Middle Irish lúan →
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Meanings

proper nounLoonan (plural Loonans)

plural Loonans · alternative Lunan

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. Middle Irishlúan“light, warrior's halo, warrior”
  2. IrishÓ Luanáin“descendant of Luanán”
  3. EnglishLoonan

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

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APA

Loonan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loonan

MLA

“Loonan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loonan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Loonan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loonan.

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