Moylan

M3O1Y4L1A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Maoileáin →
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Meanings

proper nounMoylan (countable and uncountable, plural Moylans)

plural Moylans

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States, named after an early settler.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Maoileáin“descendant of Maoileán”
  2. EnglishMoylan

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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