Given name & surname
Scanlon
“a devious young man”·“a little trapper”
Scanlon is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a devious young man” (Irish) and “a little trapper” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a devious young man” (Irish) and “a little trapper” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
From Irish Ó Scannláin (“descendant of Scannlán”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Scanlon’s family of names
Scanlon has a related form in Scanlan. Scanlon has a related form in Scanlen. Scanlon has a related form in Scanlin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Scantlinvariant · English
- Scanlanvariant · English
- Scannalenvariant
- Scannalonvariant
- Scannalanvariant
- Scanlynvariant
- Scanlinvariant
- Scanlunvariant
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