Sloan Name Meaning & Origin
Sloan
Origin of the name Sloane:
Transferred use of the surname, an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic O'Sluagháin, which is derived from sluagh (a multitude of people, warriors). In England, Sloan is bestowed upon both male and female children.
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My Son's name is Sloan. He was born April 2008.
My daughter's name is Sloan. She was born April 2012.
My sister's name is Sloan, born in the early 90s.
My oldest daughters name is Sloan and she was born long before Ferris Buellers day off cam out. She was actually named after the company SLOAN valve company that everyone sees when they use the bathrooms, wash their hands, or dispense soap. The name Sloan was always a name for either gender in England
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Sloanie bologna, Slow-ann, Lo, Lolo,
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Sloane Peterson - Girlfriend of Ferris in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Portrayed by Mia Sara
Sloan McQuewick- on HBO's Entourage. Played by Emmanuelle Chriqui