Luan for a boys name (pronounced Loo-an)

I know the name because of the Albanian connection. I thought about it for DS but the Lou-Anne pronunciation put me off.
I prefer it to sound more Lou-un

I know a boy Luan, pron. LOO-un more or
less. He’s 14 and a lovely kid. I really like the name.

I know a female Luan. Said (lu-ann)

I think it's really nice personally and was considering the same name if I have a boy - I wasn't quite sure how it was pronounced but it seems that it's LOO-ARN so it's almost like how the name Juan is pronounced. Loo-juan.

I've prob just really confused people throwing a Juan in the works. My friend had a fling with a boy called Juan and we used to call him "Juan night only" so that gives you THAT pronunciation in case you were doing a Joo-Anne on it or maybe the Spanish Hoo-arn ;)

So it's not LOO-IN nor LOO-ANNE. At least not what I have found anyway.

There is also Elouan which is similar and maybe less effeminate. Same origin I think as in it's from Breton (or Welsh / Cornish perhaps if you go back further) .

Besides most thinking it was Lou-Ann, the things that put me off a little were that someone said it's rude or negative in Chinese and another said it's a piece of plywood so they think of home depot! And it's also that he would have a similar name to my nickname.

Still on the list though! ;) If you love it go for it! I have an unusual name and it's been both a blessing and a curse and you can always nickname him Lu or Luay..

Did you use the name ? I’m calling my son Lúan. I’m Irish and live in the uk. I love the name, it’s a very old Irish name. I got the Monday thing from extended family. I went to a gaelscoil till the age of 18 and I don’t associate it with Monday. I also don’t think it sounds like Lou Ann. The an in Irish is pronounced differently. I think people giving it slack are people who like basic over used names from the top 100 , everyone has different tastes and those names wouldn’t be for me so I wouldn’t expect them to like any names I choose

Yes me too! My DD loves that show!!

Would be pronounced Loo - in in Glasgow

I really like that name.

My two have Albanian names and I like the name but decided it was a bit too feminine for me - Lou Anne

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Agree. I think lughan would definitely be the better spelling

I know of a boy called Lowen, Cornish name meaning Happy. Can be used for boy or girl. Easier to spell IMO and to say correctly

I type corrected - forgot the fada; my Iold Irish teacher would be horrified. Luán it is!

Yep, I'm aware of this. I assume you meant An Luan?

I wrote the words phonetically for clarity.

An Luan is used for Monday as well as Dé Luain, OP. It's used a lot - Dé tends to be used when you're referring to a specific Monday, eg next Monday, but An Luan is used if you're saying something like 'I go there on a Monday'. So there's a slight difference in usage, but both forms are widely used. It's the same for the other days.

Monday takes its name from the moon, but
I agree with @mathanxiety that the person's name is derived from the god Lugh (pronounced Loo) so it's not that the name means warrior etc, but that's what Lugh represents. Lughán is a diminutive and I think Luan is a version of that.

Just to note that luan also means loin so you'd sometimes see it on Irish language menus for loin of pork etc.

I think I would also choose to spell it Lughan, but I suppose there would be pronunciation issues there also. If you include the fada for accuracy (Lughán) it becomes Loo-awn in some dialects at least. In the dictionary Luán (again -awn) means a fattened kid or lamb for the table and, by extension, a plump person. I really don't know how widely this expression is used in Irish though.

I really like it

I had Lowen on my list for a boy which is a Cornish name meaning joy

I know a male luan
Never thought anything about it

I would choose Lugh rather than Luan, OP. Then you'll avoid Americans and British people thinking it's pronounced Luanne 😂

It sounds a nice name. If there’d be no pronunciation issue in Ireland then there’s less of an issue. I don’t think boys would like to be called names which can be mistaken for girls names.

I’d also agree with others that baby naming websites are terrible for meanings. Days of the week in Gaelic come from Latin and so the names meaning is surely moon.

Thjs says more about your frame of reference than it does about the name.

De Luain is from the Latin for moon, luna. Lundi (French) comes from the same root).

The Irish name Luan (and it is a bona fide Irish name) comes from the ancient Irish god Lugh. The Norse equivalent is probably Odin.

The spelling Lughan makes the origin clearer. I think this spelling would dispel any 'Luanne' problems too.

Nope. Not backing you up on it.

I was going to post this exact scene 😂

It doesn't mean warrior, it means Monday.

Those baby name websites insist every boys name means strong or warrior. WTF is that about?

Would Struan give you the sound you want?

I don't know, Monday is still just Monday to me. It's not a terrible name but there is no escaping the fact that is Monday and lots of Irish people will think of Monday when they hear the Irish for Monday.