Spillane

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Spealáin →
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Meanings

proper nounSpillane (plural Spillanes)

plural Spillanes

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Spealáin“descendant of Spealán”
  2. EnglishSpillane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Spealáin (“descendant of Spealán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of speal (“scythe”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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