Given name & surname

Cloonan

“descendant of Cluanán”

Cloonan is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cloonan goes back to Irish Ó Cluanáin, meaning “descendant of Cluanán.”

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Where it comes from

Cloonan comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó Cluanáin (“descendant of Cluanán”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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