Calhoun

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proper noun

A surname from Irish or Scottish.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounCalhoun (plural Calhouns)

plural Calhouns

  1. A surname from Irish or Scottish.

    IMPD recruits Matthew Carroll, right, and John Calhoun, along with their other classmates take the oath of IMPD officer.

    2016 April 23, “IMPD 11th Recruit Class sworn in as Officers”, in IndyStar, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025
  2. A home rule city, the county seat of McLean County, Kentucky.
  3. The former name of a city in South Carolina, known since 1943 as Clemson.
  4. educationCalhoun College.
  5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Calhoun County.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicColquhoun
  2. EnglishCalhoun

Common anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Colquhoun.

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Cite this entry
APA

Calhoun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calhoun

MLA

“Calhoun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calhoun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Calhoun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calhoun.

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