Cullen - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Cullen \c(ul)-

is pronounced KULL-en. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "good-looking lad; handsome". Poet William Cullen Bryant.

Cullen has 3 variant forms: Cullan, Cullin and Cullinan.

Baby names that sound like Cullen are Collen, Callan, Collin, Gillen, Kellen and Quillen.

Cullen is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1859 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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