Meaning and Origin of: Nolan

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Renowned, noble
  • Scottish : Famous, a champion

Boy name variations

Nolen
Nolin
Nolyn
Nowlan

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish (Leinster and Munster) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Nualláin ‘descendant of Nuallán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of nuall ‘famous’, ‘noble’.

Famous people who gave their babies this name

Molly Shannon