Etymology

Callan

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Cathaláin
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed fromÓ Cathaláin“descendant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Cathalán</i>”
  2. English todayCallan

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”).

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ Cathaláin all →

CahalanCulhaneCahalane

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