Given name & surname

Calkin

“son of Uilcín”

Calkin is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Calkin is a form of Culkin. Culkin goes back to Irish Mac Uilcín, meaning “son of Uilcín.”

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Where it comes from

Calkin is a form of Culkin. Culkin comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Calkin’s family of names

In English usage, Calkin as a surname has a related form in CULKIN.

Walk Calkin’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Sibling ideas

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