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O'Cullane

O'Cullane proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

O'Cullane

  1. A surname

Forms of O'Cullane

alternative formCullane
alternative formO'Collins

Origin of O'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.

Questions about O'Cullane

What does O'Cullane mean?
O'Cullane means a surname.
What part of speech is O'Cullane?
O'Cullane is a proper noun.

Words near O'Cullane in the dictionary

  1. O'Connellites
  2. O'Connells
  3. O'Conner
  4. O'Conners
  5. O'Connor
  6. O'Cullane
  7. o'danielite
  8. O'Dare
  9. O'Dea
  10. O'Deas
  11. O'Dell

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