Etymology

Heslin

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

Irish Ó hEislin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ hEisleanáin“descendant of Eisleanán”
  2. Irish · derived fromÓ hEislin
  3. English todayHeslin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEislin, a reduced form of Irish Ó hEisleanáin (“descendant of Eisleanán”), a personal name which probably derives from éislinn (“unsafe, weak”).

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