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Coughlin

Coughlin proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Coughlin (plural Coughlins)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Coughlin

pluralCoughlins
alternative formCoghlan

Origin of Coughlin

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cochláin (“descendant of Cochlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of cochal (“cloak, hood”).

Questions about Coughlin

What does Coughlin mean?
Coughlin means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Coughlin?
Coughlin is a proper noun.

Words near Coughlin in the dictionary

  1. coughings
  2. Coughlan
  3. Coughlans
  4. coughless
  5. coughlessness
  6. Coughlin
  7. Coughlins
  8. Coughran
  9. Coughrans
  10. coughs
  11. coughs down

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