Given name & surname
Boylan
“descendant of Baoigheallán”
Boylan is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Boylan goes back to Irish Ó Baoighealláin, meaning “descendant of Baoigheallán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Boylan as a surname developed from Baoigheall.
Boylan’s family of names
In English usage, Boylan as a surname developed from Baoigheall.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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