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The Name Sloan - Origin and Meaning of Sloan
  



The Name Sloan - Origin and Meaning of Sloan


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Sloan

Irish

Usage of the Name Sloan

English

Meaning of the Name Sloan

The name Sloan comes from an Irish surname Ó Sluaghhadáin meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán". The name Sluaghadhán is a pet form of the name Sluaghadh meaning "raid" in Gaelic.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Sloan Doak (1886 - 1965), an American male Olympic equestrian; Sloan Wilson (1920 - 2003), an American male author; David Sloan Wilson (born 1949), an American male biologist; Sloan Wainwright (born 1957), an American female musician.
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