The story
- Welsh · derived fromap“son of”
- Old French · derived frompolain“foal, colt”
- Anglo-Norman · derived frompulain“foal, colt”
- English todayPulliam
From Anglo-Norman pulain (“foal, colt”), from Old French polain (“foal, colt”). Alternatively, it may derive from Welsh ap (“son of”) and William.
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchpolain all →
pullen
Welshap all →
parrypewpughbroderickprosserPrichardUpjohnProbertBewPenryPendryProbynProbinPughe
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.