O'Halpin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

O'Halpin O'Halpins

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilpín (“descendant of Ailpín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump, stout person”). Compare McAlpine.

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