Sloane (given name)
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Transferred use of Irish surname Sloane |
Sloane or Sloan is a given name, a transferred use of the Irish surname O Sluaghadhán, meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán". Sluaghadhán is an Irish diminutive 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 British upper middle class woman who lived at Sloane Square in West London.[1]
Usage
[edit]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.[2] 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.[3]
Women
[edit]- Sloane Blakely (born 2002), American gymnast
- Sloane Crosley (born 1979), American writer
- Sloane Stephens (born 1991), American professional tennis player
Men
[edit]- Sloan Privat (born 1989), French professional footballer
- Sloan Wilson (1920–2003), American writer
Fictional characters
[edit]- 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
- Sloane Cameron, a character from the video game Overwatch 2
See also
[edit]- Sloane Jacobs, ring name of American professional wrestler and taekwondo practitioner Amelia Herr (born 2003)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Sloane". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Baby Names". ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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