Etymology

Culligan

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Irish Ó Cuilleagain
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed fromÓ Cuilleagain“descendant of Colgan”
  2. English todayCulligan

Anglicized from Irish Ó Cuilleagain (“descendant of Colgan”), a personal name derived from coll (“hazel tree”).

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