Phelan
[ˈfeɪlən]Meaning
anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin, from faol, "wolf"
Background Story
Phelan is an anglicized form of Faolán, listed as a name used in Old Irish. It is also a reduced anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Faoláin, meaning "descendant of Faolán", which comes from faol, the Irish word for wolf. Whelan is the other common anglicization of Ó Faoláin, and Felan and Faelan are further anglicized forms.
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