The phelan Surname
phelan Name Meaning and History
- variant of Whelan.
- Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fialáin ‘descendant of Fialán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of Fial, meaning ‘generous’, ‘modest’, ‘honorable’. This is the surname of a bardic family in northern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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