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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 ]
Ó Coileáin is an ancient Irish name from Gaelic coileain meaning "young warrior" or “hound”. In ancient Irish history, this family had a famous and fearless reputation for their skill at battle and are the original source of the name Collins, now so common throughout England and the world.
It is a portmanteau of the names Renee (French: Renée) and Esme (French: Esmé), which are French in origin. The name, along with others used in the series, came into occasional use as a given name due to the popularity of the books and movies. Alternate spellings of the name are also found. [1] [2]
The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.
Colin is an English-language masculine given name. It has two distinct origins: [2] A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas . This name, but not the anglicized Gaelic name, is also found in the spelling Collin. This name is formed by the Old French diminutive -in also found in Robin.
Cullen Center in Houston, Texas; Cullen, a genus of legumes native to the Old World; Cullen College of Engineering, an academic college at the University of Houston; Cullen number, a natural number of the form n · 2 n + 1 (written C n) Cullen skink, a thick Scottish soup; Cullen Wines, a winery in Western Australia
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("Gailine of the pleasant streams to Ó Ceallaigh is not unhereditary, Mighty is the tribe at hunting on the sunny land of Gailine.") [9]. After the Laois-Offaly Plantation, the Barrington family received land in Cullenagh. [10]