Meaning & Story
An Irish surname used as a given name, Fallon comes from the Gaelic 'Fallamhán,' meaning 'leader' or 'superiority.' As a pet name it suggests a confident, authoritative personality.
Fallon is a name with a certain cool authority — the kind of name that belongs to the pet who has clearly decided the household rules. She sets the schedule, she chooses the sleeping arrangements, she has opinions about how things are done. Fallon is not mean about any of this; she is simply certain. And there is something genuinely impressive about a creature who is that comfortable in their own authority.