Cuilén

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cuilén (pup, cub), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (whelp), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.

Proper noun

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Cuilén m (genitive Cuiléin)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Irish: Coileán
  • Scottish Gaelic: Cailean

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Cuilén Chuilén Cuilén
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.