How do you pronounce Lomán?

Lomán is pronounced “LUM-awn”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Lomán mean?

Lomán means a diminutive of lom, 'bare'.

Is Lomán a boy's or a girl's name?

Lomán is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Lomán spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Loman. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Boy's name

Lomán

“LUM-awn”

a diminutive of lom, 'bare'

Loman

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Woulfe counts four Irish saints of the name, one of them a disciple of St Patrick.

Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z