English Explanatory Dictionary

Culkin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

Culkin Culkins Calkin

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.

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