Etymology

McQuillan

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Irish Mac Coilín ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Cailein
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Cailein
  2. Irish · derived fromMac Coilín
  3. English todayMcQuillan

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized form of Mac Uighilín (“son of Huguelin”), a diminutive of the personal name Hugh. * Also as an Irish surname, variant of McCullen. * Also as an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coilín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cailein. See Collins.

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