"Clingan" meaning in All languages combined

See Clingan on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Clingans [plural]
Etymology: Celtic (Scottish Gaelic and northern Irish) surname reduced from mac clingan, Anglicized from mac gilla Fhinnéin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finnian”), also Anglicized as mac Alingen. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Clingans}} Clingan (plural Clingans)
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Klingon
    Sense id: en-Clingan-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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