Phelan

Meaning of the name Phelan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Phelan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.

MEANING: Comes from the word faol “”wolf.”” The earliest record of the name seems to be for a follower of the warrior Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend) who was so loyal that he would have rescued Fionn from captivity, even from God himself.

GENDER: Boy | Male

IRISH NAME: Phelan Faolan

PRONUNCIATION: “fwail + awn”

ENGLISH: Phelan

AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Phelan and read along with the meaning)

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