Cahalan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Cathaláin →
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Meanings

proper nounCahalan (plural Cahalans)

plural Cahalans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cathaláin“son of Cathalán”
  2. EnglishCahalan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“son of Cathalán”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Calahanaanchal
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APA

Cahalan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cahalan

MLA

“Cahalan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cahalan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cahalan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cahalan.

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