Culhane

C3U1L1H4A1N1E1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounCulhane (plural Culhanes)

plural Culhanes

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cathaláin“descendant of Cathalán”
  2. EnglishCulhane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), from the personal name Cathal + the diminutive suffix -án.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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