callahan

Cal-la-han · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    An Irish surname.

  2. 2.

    Various places in the United States named after people with this surname.

Related words

See also: Callaghan

Etymology

From Irish O Ceallachain, meaning "descendant of Ceallachan," a diminutive of Ceallach meaning "bright-headed" or "strife." Anglicized as Callahan or Callaghan.