# Nolan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnəʊlən/ · frequency rank #12,286

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. An unincorporated community in Nolan County, Texas, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Irish Ó Nualláin (literally “descendant of Nuallán”), diminutive of nuall (“chariot-fighter, champion”).

## Easily confused with
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-non)
- **noon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-noon)
- **nova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-nova)
- **noun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-noun)
- **Nora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-nora)
- **nylon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-nylon)
- **Novak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-novak)
- **nomad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-nomad)
- **NORAD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-norad)
- **Norman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-norman)
- **Noonan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-noonan)
- **nan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nan-vs-nolan)
- **Noa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noa-vs-nolan)
- **Noah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noah-vs-nolan)
- **NOAA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noaa-vs-nolan)
- **NOLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nola-vs-nolan)
- **Noam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noam-vs-nolan)
- **naan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nolan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`nloan`, `nnolan`, `noaln`, `nolann`, `nollan`, `nolna`, `onlan`

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