How do you pronounce Lonán?

Lonán is pronounced “LO-nawn”. 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 Lonán mean?

Lonán means from lon, 'a blackbird'.

Is Lonán a boy's or a girl's name?

Lonán is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Lonán spelled?

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

Boy's name

Lonán

“LO-nawn”

from lon, 'a blackbird'

Lonan

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

The story behind the name

The name of eight Irish saints. Early Ireland named its children after birds more readily than any other living thing.

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