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Re: Irish surname Lowan
by Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)
6/21/2007, 10:01 AM
in reply to a message by LC Dempsey
According to MacLysaght's Surnames of Ireland, Lowan is a variation of Loane, and ultimately comes from the Gaelic word luan, which originally meant "hound" but later came to also mean "warrior".
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Lowan means fighting chicken, right?  ·  LC Dempsey  ·  6/20/2007, 5:46 PM
•Re: Irish surname Lowan  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  6/21/2007, 10:01 AM
•Re: Irish surname Lowan  ·  LC Dempsey  ·  6/22/2007, 6:00 AM
•Where did you find that meaning?  ·  Chrisell  ·  6/20/2007, 5:52 PM
•Re: Where did you find that meaning?  ·  LC Dempsey  ·  6/20/2007, 5:58 PM
•Re: Where did you find that meaning?  ·  LC Dempsey  ·  6/20/2007, 6:04 PM
•Re: Where did you find that meaning?  ·  Chrisell  ·  6/21/2007, 12:46 AM
•Re: Where did you find that meaning?  ·  LC Dempsey  ·  6/22/2007, 5:59 AM