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Whelan

/ˈwiː.lən/

Whelan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Whelan (plural Whelans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Whelan

pluralWhelans
alternative formWhalen
alternative formWheelan
alternative formWheeland

Origin of Whelan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin (“descendant of Faolán”), a hypocoristic form of faol (“wolf”). Doublet of Phelan.

Words that rhyme with Whelan

Questions about Whelan

What does Whelan mean?
Whelan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Whelan?
Whelan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Whelan?
Whelan is pronounced /ˈwiː.lən/.

Words near Whelan in the dictionary

  1. wheft
  2. whefts
  3. whekau
  4. whekaus
  5. wheki
  6. Whelan
  7. Whelans
  8. Whelchel
  9. Whelchels
  10. Wheldon
  11. wheldone

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