Given name & surname

Kealeen

“descendant of Caollaidhe”

Kealeen is a surname from Irish. It is used in Yola.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kealeen goes back to Irish Ó Caollaidhe, meaning “descendant of Caollaidhe.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Kealeen comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó Caollaidhe (“descendant of Caollaidhe”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Kealeen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Celtic

Cuilén

“pup, cub”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish

Killen

Killen is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Kakeen

Kakeen is a feminine given name from Irish. It is used in Yola.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

surnames · Modern

Keagan

“small and fiery woman” · “a small and fiery man”

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80% boys · 20% girls

Irish

Curneen

“descendant of Cuirnín”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Keaveny

“son of Géibheannach”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Cahalan

“son of Cathalán”

No U.S. birth series

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Celtic

Coileán

“pup, youth, trickster”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kealeen’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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