Cullane

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proper noun

A male given name.

OriginIrish Coilean ← Old Irish cuilén ← Proto-Celtic *kolignos →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative O'Cullane · alternative Colin

  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*kolignos“whelp”
  2. Old Irishcuilén“pup, cub”
  3. Irishcoileán“pup, youth, trickster”
  4. IrishCoilean
  5. EnglishCullane

Anglicized from the Irish Irish Coilean, from Irish coileán (“pup, youth, trickster”), Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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