Culligan

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Ó Cuilleagain →
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Meanings

proper nounCulligan (plural Culligans)

plural Culligans

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cuilleagain“descendant of Colgan”
  2. EnglishCulligan

Anglicized from Irish Ó Cuilleagain (“descendant of Colgan”), a personal name derived from coll (“hazel tree”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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