MacCuillinn or Mac Cuillann is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
surname. The name is the
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.
Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
form of a
personal name derived from ''cuileann'' (translation from
Irish Gaelic: ''
holly
''Ilex'' (), or holly, is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. ''Ilex'' has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. The species are evergreen o ...
''). The name has become
Anglicised as
MacCullen &
McCullen, and
MacQuillan & McQuillan. The name appears in
Irish mythology
Irish mythology is the body of myths native to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era, being part of ancient Celtic religion. Many myths were later written down in the early medieval era by Ch ...
. The family are thought to have been Celtic Kings between the 5th and 12th century.
Saint
Macculind (or Macallan, MacCuilinn, Macculin Dus, Maculinus; died c. 497) was an early Irish saint who was abbot or bishop of Lusk.
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Surnames
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