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Meaning

The name Dolan has the following meaning:

"Black-haired" or "dark-haired" in Irish. An uncommon name that is also possibly of Gaelic origin meaning "one who is bold".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Dolan is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available popularity statistics for the name Dolan in the USA, for the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Dolan is pronounced as doh-lan

Origins

Dolan originates from the Irish language.
See other suggested Irish boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Dolan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Dolan: Boys - Aidan, Devland, Donahue, Dooley, Duer, Kavan, Kavon, Girls - Aileen, Arely, Ashlyn, Biddie, Breana, Breanna, Bria, Brianna, Bridget, Brielle, Brynn, Both genders - Brady, Ryan

Variants

Style

We think the name Dolan should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Dolan to be: bold and outgoing

In one word, you might describe Dolan as a(n) "bold" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Dolan (or its variants) are:

Ellen Dolan , born on 16 October, a famous actress. Ellen Dolan 's background: Born in 1955 in Iowa, she is an American actress whose stage career began in 1980. She has starred in a number of television soap operas such as Guiding Light. She was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress by The National Television Academy in 1992.

Kenneth Paul Dolan , born on 16 April, a famous footballer. Kenneth Paul Dolan 's background: Born in 1966 in Canada, he is a former Canadian national team and Canadian Soccer League goalkeeper. He was in the national team from 1984 to 1997 and has played for a few different clubs throughout his professional career. He had the honor of being inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.

Charles Joseph Dolan , born on 18 August, a famous politician. Charles Joseph Dolan 's background: Born in 1881, he was an Irish politician who was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Irish Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1906, representing North Leitrim constituency. He was in parliament for two years before he resigned his seat.
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