# Filan

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fialáin (“descendant of Fialán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of fial (“generous”).
* Borrowed from Polish Filan, a derivative of Fila.

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