Given name & surname

Cullinan

“descendant of Cuilleannán”

Cullinan is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cullinan goes back to Irish Ó Cuilleannáin, meaning “descendant of Cuilleannán.”

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Where it comes from

Cullinan comes from Irish.

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How it developed

From Irish Ó Cuilleannáin (“descendant of Cuilleannán”).

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Cullinan’s family of names

In English usage, Cullinan as a surname has a related form in CULLINANE. In English usage, Cullinan as a surname has a related form in CULLINANE.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Irish

Culligan

“descendant of Colgan”

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Colligan

“descendant of Colgán”

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Counihan

“descendant of Cuanachán”

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Culliton

“descendant of Codlatán”

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Costigan

“son of Oistigín”

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Kolumban

“dove”

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Calnan

Calnan is a surname from Irish.

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Irish

Queenan

“descendant of Cuineán”

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