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Culkin

Culkin proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Culkin (plural Culkins)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Culkin

pluralCulkins
alternative formCalkin

Origin of Culkin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.

Questions about Culkin

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

Words near Culkin in the dictionary

  1. culinology
  2. Culion
  3. Culipat
  4. Culis
  5. Culkerton
  6. Culkin
  7. Culkins
  8. cull
  9. Culla
  10. cullable
  11. cullage

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