Phelan (surname)
Phelan is a male first name, although it is more common as a surname. Particularly common Phelan is nowadays to be found in the U.S..
Origin and Meaning of the Name
The name Phelan, pronounced [: hydrophilic ], [: phil ] and [: Felan ], originally Indo-European origin, with the derived forms with status 2009 relate mostly to the much younger Celtic (Irish / Gaelic ) word roots. Its importance is in the continental Celtic "Wolf " in the Irish- Celtic area " little wolf ". However, it must be taken into account in the latter translation variant that is not the original Celtic, but the Irish " Ó Faoláin " is used here. As in Irish meaning reduction attracts the suffix " ain " with it, it comes naturally to the translation " little wolf ".
Both translation variants are derived from the Celtic term faol from. The pronunciation variant [: Felan ] is detected in the settlement regions of the Celtic tribes of Mediomatrici and Treveri, ie in the area between Metz and Trier, where there interacted amplifies the effects of Terveri that was subject in turn influences of Germanic neighbors, and among others by Lubotsky to the Endlautverhärtung led, and in today english embossed settlement area.
The term " faol ", originally from the Indo-European, is "wild" in adjectival use with and translated as a subject with "Wolf". As a compound it is found, inter alia, in " faol -chu ", the " wild dog ". It refers wildly on the meaning of " free" and hence refers to the non domistizierten representative. The term is therefore important to understand neutral.
That the phelan | Faolan in Indo-European is no " little wolf " reproduces, can be seen on the Indo-European Verkleinerungssuffixen * -ko -, and * -lo- detect to [: f -a/e/il - ul] would have led. Rather, for the same type of training, according to Dr. Balles, the Endungssuffix * / ém / (also * / - én / ), ie a dominant accented suffix to use, which stands for the noun phrase and the translation would be " like a wolf " lead. It is in this case a characterization or neutral formulated of description.
Name-day
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Bearers of the name
- Adam Phelan (* 1991), Australian cyclist
- Brittany Phelan (* 1991), Canadian alpine skier
- Donna Phelan (born 1972 ), Canadian triathlete
- James Phelan (1821-1873), American politician
- James Phelan Jr. (1856-1891), American politician
- James D. Phelan (1861-1930), American politician and banker
- John Paul Phelan (born 1978 ), Irish politician
- Kieran Phelan (1949-2010), Irish politician
- Michael Phelan (billiards player) ( 1817-1871 ), American billiards player and entrepreneur
- Michael Phelan ( cyclist ) (* 1991), American cyclist
- Michael Francis Phelan (1875-1941), American politician
- Mike Phelan (Michael Christopher Phelan, born 1962 ), English footballer
- Rod Phelan ( 1910 -? ), Canadian badminton player
- Shawn Phelan (1975-1998), American actor and musician
- Terry Phelan (born 1967 ), Irish football player
- Phelan Porteous ( b. 1983 ), Canadian Internet film critic
Other uses of the name
- Phelan, city in California
Variants
- Faolan, Felan, Fallon
- Typical representatives of the first variant of the anglicized form of the Irish Ó Faoláin is Faelan ( anglicised forms).
- A typical representative of the second variant of the anglicized form of the Irish Ó Faoláin is: Whelan [: hwi ː lən ].