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Lunan¹

Where it comes from

Formerly Inuerlunan, equivalent to Scottish Gaelic inbhir (“estuary”) + Lunan Water. The river-name itself is, per King (2007), from a Pictish reflex of Proto-Celtic *loukos (“shining, white”).

proper noun

  1. A coastal hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6851).

Lunan²

Where it comes from

Variant of Loonan.

proper noun Lunans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Lunan³

Where it comes from

From Luna + -an.

noun Lunans

  1. Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”). Relations between Terra and Luna had been strained since the Lunans had eaten Neil Armstrong in 1960.

    Similar: Lunarian

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MLA

"Lunan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lunan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Lunan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lunan

Chicago

"Lunan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lunan.

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@misc{lunan_2026,
  title = {Lunan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lunan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}