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Scanlon

/ˈskænlən/ · name

Meaning

  1. A city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
  2. A surname from Irish.

Etymology / origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannláin (“descendant of Scannlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Scannal. Compare Scannell.

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