Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Warrior
  • Irish : The narrow woods

Boy name variations

Calhoun

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Callhoun

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Colhoun

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Calhaun

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish : habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in Dumbartonshire. The name appears to derive from Gaelic còil, cùil ‘nook’, ‘corner’, or coill(e) ‘wood’ + cumhann ‘narrow’. The usual Scottish pronunciation is ka-hoon.