# Fallon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfælən/ · frequency rank #16,021

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A placename from the surname:
3. A placename from the surname:
4. A placename from the surname:
5. A placename from the surname:
6. A placename from the surname:

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fallamhain (“descendant of Fallamhan”), a personal name related to follúnaitheoir (“ruler, governor”).

## Easily confused with
- **falls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-falls)
- **felon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-felon)
- **follow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-follow)
- **fellow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-fellow)
- **Fulton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-fulton)
- **Felton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-felton)
- **fallow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-fallow)
- **fallout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-fallout)
- **fall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fall-vs-fallon)
- **Falco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falco-vs-fallon)
- **fallen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallen-vs-fallon)
- **falcon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falcon-vs-fallon)
- **falling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falling-vs-fallon)
- **Falcone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falcone-vs-fallon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`afllon`, `fallno`, `fallonn`, `faloln`, `falon`, `ffallon`, `flalon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fallon