Etymograph

English

McCallion

McCallion comes from Irish Mac Cailín ‘son of Cailín’, from coileán ‘cub, puppy’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kolignos ‘whelp’.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kolignos‘whelp’reconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900cuilén‘pup, cub’
  3. Irishc. 1200–presentcoileán‘cub, puppy’
  4. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Cailín‘son of Cailín’
  5. EnglishtodayMcCallion

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kolignos‘whelp’reconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900cuilén‘pup, cub’
  3. Irishc. 1200–presentcoileán‘cub, puppy’
  4. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Cailín‘son of Cailín’
  5. EnglishtodayMcCallion

The story

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Cailín (‘son of Cailín’), a personal name which derives from coileán (‘cub, puppy’).

Every English word from Proto-Celtic *kolignos

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *kolignos / McCallion

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