English Explanatory Dictionary

Fallon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename from the surname:
  4. An unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States.
  5. A census-designated place in Prairie County, Montana, United States.
  6. A city, the county seat of Churchill County, Nevada, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Morton County, North Dakota, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈfælən/

Word forms

Fallon Fallons Falin O'Fallon

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fallamhain (“descendant of Fallamhan”), a personal name related to follúnaitheoir (“ruler, governor”).

Derived words

Fallon County Fallon Station
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