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Nolan.

A surname from Irish.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈnəʊlən/UK/ˈnoʊlən/US/ˈnəʉlən/Australia
  1. A surname from Irish.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. An unincorporated community in Nolan County, Texas, United States.

  4. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.