Etymology

Scallan

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

Irish Ó Scealláin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Scealláin“descendant of Sceallán”
  2. English todayScallan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scealláin (“descendant of Sceallán”), a byname from sceallán (“pip, kernel, stone of fruit”).

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