Irish · Boy name
Cullen
“holly”
About the name Cullen
Cullen comes from the Irish surname Ó Cuilinn, ‘descendant of Cuileann’, from cuileann, meaning ‘holly’. A separate Scottish surname comes from the town of Cullen in Moray, known for the fish soup Cullen skink. The poet Countee Cullen, a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, carried the surname. As a first name it is a modern usage, also familiar from the Cullen family in the ‘Twilight’ novels.
- Meaning
- holly
- Origin
- Irish
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- KUL-en(2 syl.)
Middle names for Cullen
- Cullen James
- Cullen Michael
- Cullen Alexander
- Cullen Thomas
- Cullen Ray
Questions about Cullen
- What does Cullen mean?
- Cullen is an Irish name meaning "holly".
- How do you pronounce Cullen?
- Cullen is pronounced KUL-en, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Cullen?
- Variants of Cullen include Cullan, Cullin.
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