English Explanatory Dictionary

Whelan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiː.lən/ /ˈʍiː.lən/

Word forms

Whelan Whelans Whalen Wheelan Wheeland

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin (“descendant of Faolán”), a hypocoristic form of faol (“wolf”). Doublet of Phelan.

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