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Cullen is an Irish surname. It is an Anglicised form of Gaelic Ó Cuileáin 'descendant of Cuileán', a name meaning ' wolfhound whelp ', 'young hound'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is also considered by some to mean the 'handsome one'. [ 3 ]
The name may also refer to youth gangs in the neighborhood, who were known as "wild canaries". [9] Central Park Avenue: Refers to the original name of Garfield Park. Cermak Road: Slain Chicago mayor Anton Cermak (formerly 22nd Street) Chicago River: A French rendering of the Miami-Illinois name shikaakwa, meaning wild leek. [10] [11] [12 ...
Hugh Roy Cullen (July 3, 1881 – July 4, 1957) was an American industrialist and philanthropist.Cullen was heavily involved in the petroleum industry having struck oil near Texas in 1928. [1]
"The City that Works" – slogan from Richard J. Daley's tenure as mayor, describing Chicago as a blue-collar, hard-working city, which ran relatively smoothly [24] " Heart of America " – Chicago is one of the largest transportation centers in America, and its location was once near the center of the United States.
Colorado (meaning "red [colored]", "ruddy" or "colored" in masculine form. Named after Colorado City; now called Old Colorado City.) Florida Meaning land of flowers, Florida's verdant landscape was discovered by Ponce de León on Easter Sunday.
Ljubljana: The origin of the city's name is unclear. In the Middle Ages, both the river and the town were also known by the German name Laibach, which was in official use until 1918. For most scholars, the problem has been in how to connect the Slovene and the German names.
The Latin name Caesarea was also applied to the colony of New Jersey as Nova Caesarea, because the Roman name of the island was thought to have been Caesarea. [70] [71] The name "Jersey" most likely comes from the Norse name Geirrsey, meaning 'Geirr's Island'. [72] New Mexico: November 1, 1859: Nahuatl via Spanish: Mēxihco via Nuevo México
Mendota – The name "Mendota" is derived from a Native American word meaning "junction of two trails". Menominee – Named after the Menominee Indian tribe. Menominee River; Little Menominee River; Merrimac – name taken from the nearby Meramec River whose name was translated as 'Ugly Water' from Algonquian by French Jesuits in the area ...