English
Fallon
Fallon comes from Irish Ó Fallamhain ‘descendant of Fallamhan’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Fallamhain‘descendant of Fallamhan’
- EnglishtodayFallon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Fallamhain‘descendant of Fallamhan’
- EnglishtodayFallon
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fallamhain (‘descendant of Fallamhan’), a personal name related to follúnaitheoir (‘ruler, governor’).
Every English word from Irish Ó Fallamhain
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Fallamhain / Fallon