Sloane or Sloan is a given name, a transferred use of the
Irish surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
O Sluaghadhán, meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán". Sluaghadhán is an Irish
diminutive
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form of the Irish name Sluaghadh, which means ''
expedition'' or ''
raid''. The name has associations with the
Sloane Rangers, a British subculture referring to the tastes and preferences of the
stereotypical
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British
upper middle class woman who lived at
Sloane Square
Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea, located southwest of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The area forms a boundary betwe ...
in
West London
West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary.
The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North London ...
.
Usage
The name has been among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States since 2009 and among the top 200 since 2018. It has been among the top 100 names for newborn girls in Canada since 2017. The name is also in use for boys, though it has never ranked among the 1,000 most popular names given to boys in the United States.
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Women
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Sloane Blakely
Sloane Blakely (born December 23, 2002) is an American collegiate artistic gymnast and was a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She is currently competing for the Florida Gators in NCAA gymnastics. She is the older si ...
(born 2002), American gymnast
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Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley (born August 3, 1979) is an American writer living in New York City known for her humorous essays, including the collections '' I Was Told There'd Be Cake'', ''How Did You Get This Number'', and ''Look Alive Out There''. She has al ...
(born 1979), American writer
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Sloane Stephens (born 1991), American professional tennis player
Men
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Sloan Privat
Sloan Privat (born 24 July 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
Sochaux
Born in Cayenne, French Guiana, Privat began his career with FC Marmandais. In 2002, he attracted interest from professional club Soc ...
(born 1989), French professional footballer
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Sloan Wilson (1920-2003), American writer
Fictional characters
*Sloan McQuewick, a character in ''
Entourage''
*Sloane Peterson, a character in the 1986 film ''
Ferris Bueller's Day Off''
*Sloan Riley, a character in the television series ''
Grey's Anatomy''
*Sloan Sabbith, a character on the American television series ''
The Newsroom''
See also
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Sloane Jacobs, ring name of American professional wrestler and taekwondo practitioner Amelia Herr (born 2003)
Notes
English feminine given names
English masculine given names
Given names originating from a surname
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