O'Cullane

proper noun

A surname

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

proper noun

alternative Cullane · alternative O'Collins

  1. A surname

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*kolignos“whelp”
  2. Old Irishcuilén“pup, cub”
  3. IrishCoileáin
  4. IrishÓ Coileáin
  5. EnglishO'Cullane

Anglicization of Irish Ó Coileáin, derived from Irish Coileáin, itself derived from coileán (“pup, youth, trickster”), Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.

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APA

O'Cullane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Cullane

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“O'Cullane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Cullane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'Cullane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Cullane.

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