Cú Chulainn: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cú Chulainn – Meaning: hound of Culann – Origin: Old Irish – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: koo HUL-in


Cú Chulainn is an Old Irish boy's name meaning “hound of Culann”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Cú Chulainn

Meaning: Hound of Culann.

Origin: Old Irish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cú Chulainn

Phonetic: koo HUL-in

Popularity of Cú Chulainn

Cú Chulainn doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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