The name Nolan is of Irish origin and means "Descendant Of The Famous One." The origin is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word--the language in which it most appears.
Nolan Ryan, baseball player.
Nolan is on 5,408 BN name lists Nolan is currently #53 on the BN charts Nolan is currently #67 in U.S. births
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