# Noonan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnuːnən/ · frequency rank #34,994

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A small community in New Brunswick, Canada.
3. A ghost town in Ralls County, Missouri, United States.
4. A city in Divide County, North Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicization of Irish Ó hIonmhaineáin, from Ionmhaineán, a given name derived from the diminutive of Ionmhain (“beloved, dear”).

## Easily confused with
- **noone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noonan-vs-noone)
- **Norman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noonan-vs-norman)
- **noon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noon-vs-noonan)
- **Nolan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-noonan)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nnoonan`, `nonan`, `nonoan`, `nooann`, `noonann`, `noonna`, `noonnan`, `ononan`

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