Cailean name - Meaning of Cailean

Cailean name - Meaning of Cailean

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
9
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Usage
Scottish, Latin, Scottish
Pronounced
KA-len
Cailean Meaning
Means "whelp, young dog" in Gaelic. This name is also used as a Scottish form of Columba. Cailean is a Scottish variant of Calum. The name Colum is an Irish one and is derived from the Old Irish name Mac Coluim which meant “descendent of Coluim”. Coluim itself was derived from Latin colum which means "dove".

Cailean Related Names
Variants: Calum, Colin, Callum
Other Languages: Koloman (Czech), Colin, Coleman (English), Colombe (French), Kolman, Koloman (German), Colm, Colum, Coleman, Colmán, Columban (Irish), Colomba, Colombo, Colombano, Colombina (Italian), Columba, Columbanus (Late Roman), Koloman (Slovak)


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