Callan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Cathaláin →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    Clancy, a former neonatal and delivery nurse, had been accused of strangling her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, in the family’s Duxbury home in January 2023.

    2026 September 4, Edward Helmore, Maya Yang, “Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cathaláin“descendant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Cathalán</i>”
  2. EnglishCallan

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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