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What does Nolan mean?
Nolan 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced NOH-lan. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Nolan is "champion". From Nuallan. Also possibly from Uallach (Gaelic) "proud one". Surname used as given name. Baseball celebrity Nolan Ryan.
STARTS WITH No-
Variations
VARIANTS Noland, Nolen, Nolin, Nollan, Nolyn
FEMININE FORM Nola
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Nelan, ..
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nolan Dale (N.D.), ..
How popular is Nolan?
Nolan is a very prominent first name for males (#597 out of 1220, Top 49%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#705 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Nolan reached its top rank of #64 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Nolen (#1850 IN 2018) and Noland are the prominent alternative forms of Nolan (#64). These relations of Nolan were favored as birth names in 2018 (AVERAGE #1304). Nolan is a constant favorite.
Similar Names
Nolan▲ is alike in pronunciation to Nalin, Nealon, Neilan and Newlin. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alan▼, Allan▼, Arlan, Aslan, Boban, Calan, Caolan, Colan, Colman, Conan, Conlan, Cowan, Coyan, Dalan, Dilan, Doan, Dolan, Doran, Dowan, Dylan, Eilan, Elan, Faolan, Felan, Galan, Goran, Hogan, Holman, Howlan, Ilan, Jalan, Johan▲, Joran, Jovan, Kalan, Kelan, Kylan▲, Logan▲, Loman, Loran, Milan▲, Naman, Natan, Nevan, Nisan, Noah▲, Noak, Noam, Noll, Norman▼, Orlan, Roan, Roban, Rogan, Rohan▲, Roldan, Rollan, Roman▲, Ronan▲, Rowan▲, Royan, Rylan, Sohan, Toran, Wylan and Zoltan. These names tend to be less commonly used than Nolan.
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