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Scallan

Scallan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Scallan (plural Scallans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Scallan

pluralScallans
alternative formScallon

Origin of Scallan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scealláin (“descendant of Sceallán”), a byname from sceallán (“pip, kernel, stone of fruit”).

Questions about Scallan

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

Words near Scallan in the dictionary

  1. scaliola
  2. Scalis
  3. Scalise
  4. Scalises
  5. scall
  6. Scallan
  7. Scallans
  8. scallawag
  9. scallawaggery
  10. scallawags
  11. scalled

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