Nolan Ryan is a famous pitcher.

Connotation for the name Nolan means "famous".

Nolan is a great boys name. It sounds strong, intelligent, and rugged. It isn't over used too which is nice.

I have seen the name Nolana as a feminine form of this name.

Nolan is Molly Shannon and Fritz Chesnut's sons name.

Definitely gaining in popularity around here.

I like this name, it's very athletic sounding.

Nolan makes me think of a guy who picks his nose, but over that, it's a nice name.

I love this name because it's my boyfriend's name. Haha. I do like it though. It's fantastic.

I would never call a child Nolan. I know too many people with this as a second name.

The book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is about a family with the surname of Nolan.

I love the name Nolan. I think it would suit a little boy very well and then it would age well also. This is another favorite name of mine.

I don't know why but lately I have been very fond of this name. It's cute for a little boy but not in the way that you can't picture it being an adult's name.

This is my first son's name. I love that it is of Gaelic origin and it is a handsome name for a young man and older man.

In 'The Looking Glass Wars' by Frank Beddor, Princess Alyss of Wonderland is the daughter of King Nolan. He is killed at the beginning of the book by his sister-in-law Redd, on Alyss's birthday.

I like this name, because it's very simple for us Italian people of South Switzerland.

When I hear the name Nolan, I think of Casey Stoner's helmet. Really.

My brother's name is Nolan. Nolan is a name that is practically unheard of here where we live. People always think his name is Noah.

Nolan Gerard Funk is most well-known for his role in 'Spectacular!'.

Nolen is the feminine form.

Nolen is a beautiful name. One who cherishes friends, family, and heritage.

A pretty famous bearer of this name is voice actor Nolan North, who is known for being both very professional and very prolific in video games. He is best known for voicing (and motion acting) Nathan Drake, the protagonist of the Uncharted series.

Christopher Nolan is an English-American film director and screenwriter known for "Memento", "Inception", and "The Dark Knight". His brother, Jonathan Nolan, is also a screenwriter.

Nolan Reimold, an American baseball player.

My sisters would be very disappointed to see their name described as "masculine! It is such a pity, with a little responsible research you could have found this out! Nolan is never used as a forename in real Irish culture

Their surname is Nolan - an ancient Celtic/Norman family with the feminine Irish form as Ní Nualláin, masculine form being Ó Nualláin.

David Nolan is the last name of the counterpart of Prince Charming in once upon a time the hit ABC show.

Such a cute, handsome name. ^-^

Finally! A good, strong masculine name that people aren't slapping on their poor little girls!

I like this name and if you like\love it as well and are considering using it for your little guy, some combos I have paired with it that you are more than welcome to take a look at are:

Nolan Raimi
Nolan Sawyer
Nolan Xavier
Nolan Parker
Nolan Ross
Thomas Nolan.

According to http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/babies-first-names-full-list/2010-2019/babies-first-names-2015.xlsx. Nolan was given to 10 boys in Scotland in 2015.

Never heard of this name until I watched Britneyandbaby on YouTube. Nolan sounds kind of odd to me.