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Spillane

Spillane proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Spillane (plural Spillanes)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Spillane

pluralSpillanes

Origin of Spillane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Spealáin (“descendant of Spealán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of speal (“scythe”).

Words formed from Spillane

Questions about Spillane

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

Words near Spillane in the dictionary

  1. spill vase
  2. spill vases
  3. spillable
  4. spillage
  5. spillages
  6. Spillane
  7. Spillanean
  8. Spillanes
  9. Spillanesque
  10. Spillanian
  11. spillback

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