Etymology

Culkin

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

Irish Mac Uilcín
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Uilcín“son of Uilcín”
  2. English todayCulkin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.

Words from the same roots

IrishMac Uilcín all →

McQuilkin

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.