"Colquhoun" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kəˈhuːn/ [UK] Forms: Colquhouns [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname borrowed from Scottish Gaelic, possibly from cùil (“nook, angle, corner”) + cumhang (“narrow, close”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Colquhouns}} Colquhoun (plural Colquhouns)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Wikipedia link: Colquhoun
    Sense id: en-Colquhoun-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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