Callahan
[ˈkæləhæn]Meaning
from the Irish surname Ó Ceallacháin, from Ceallachán, a diminutive of the given name Ceallach
Background Story
Callahan is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Ceallacháin, which derives from Ceallachán, a diminutive of the given name Ceallach. It is a doublet of the surnames Kelly and Kellogg.
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