# Hanlon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhænlən/ · frequency rank #37,480

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

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

## Easily confused with
- **Hanoi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-hanoi)
- **Hansen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-hansen)
- **Hanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-hanson)
- **Harmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-harmon)
- **Harlan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-harlan)
- **Henson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-henson)
- **Harlow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-harlow)
- **Hatton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-hatton)
- **Hinton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-hinton)
- **harlot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanlon-vs-harlot)
- **halo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halo-vs-hanlon)
- **hallo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hallo-vs-hanlon)
- **Halen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halen-vs-hanlon)
- **Hanley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanley-vs-hanlon)
- **Hamlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamlin-vs-hanlon)
- **hadron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadron-vs-hanlon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahnlon`, `halnon`, `hanllon`, `hanlno`, `hanlonn`, `hannlon`, `hanoln`, `hhanlon`, `hnalon`

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