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Cullinan

Cullinan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Cullinan (plural Cullinans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Cullinan

pluralCullinans
alternative formCullinane

Origin of Cullinan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuilleannáin (“descendant of Cuilleannán”), a personal name deriving from a diminutive form of cuileann (“holly”).

Questions about Cullinan

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

Words near Cullinan in the dictionary

  1. Cullifords
  2. Culligan
  3. Culligans
  4. Cullimore
  5. cullin
  6. Cullinan
  7. Cullinane
  8. Cullinanes
  9. Cullinans
  10. culling
  11. cullingey

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