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Noonan

/ˈnuː.nən/ · name

Meaning

  1. A city in Divide County, North Dakota, United States.
  2. Numerous places:
  3. A surname from Irish; variant form Nunan.
  4. A small community in New Brunswick, Canada.
  5. A ghost town in Ralls County, Missouri, United States.

Etymology / origin

Anglicization of Irish Ó hIonmhaineáin, from Ionmhaineán, a given name derived from the diminutive of Ionmhain (“beloved, dear”).

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