Cuilén

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.

Proper noun

Cuilén m (genitive Cuiléin)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Irish: Coileán
• Scottish Gaelic: Cailean

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Cuilén	Chuilén	Cuilén pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.