"Dullahan" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: The surname is from Irish Ó Dubhlacháin, meaning "descendant of [the] Dubhlachán", variously interpreted as "black duckling" or "dark, sullen person", ultimately related to if not cognate with dullahan (“headless horserider”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Dubhlacháin}} Irish Ó Dubhlacháin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dullahan
  1. A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Dullahan-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51

Noun [English]

Forms: Dullahans [plural]
Etymology: The surname is from Irish Ó Dubhlacháin, meaning "descendant of [the] Dubhlachán", variously interpreted as "black duckling" or "dark, sullen person", ultimately related to if not cognate with dullahan (“headless horserider”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Dubhlacháin}} Irish Ó Dubhlacháin Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dullahan (plural Dullahans)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of dullahan Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: dullahan
    Sense id: en-Dullahan-en-noun-UAU3E9nK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51

Inflected forms

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