Etymograph

English

Hanlon

Hanlon comes from Irish Ó hAnluain ‘descendant of Anluan’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hAnluain‘descendant of Anluan’
  2. EnglishtodayHanlon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hAnluain‘descendant of Anluan’
  2. EnglishtodayHanlon

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnluain (‘descendant of Anluan’), a personal name composed of the intensive prefix an- + lúan (‘light, radiance; warrior’).

Every English word from Irish Ó hAnluain

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Ó hAnluain / Hanlon

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