Callahan

Callahan is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Bright-headed.

What Callahan means

Bright-headed.

Callahan sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Callahan comes from

Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.

Callahan is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.

How popular is Callahan?

You will not find Callahan in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Callahan

Callahan sits in our light and brightness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Light

Names like Callahan

These share Callahan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Finbar — Fair-headed one.
• Finnegan — Fair; little fair one.
• Finnian — Fair and white.
• Fintan — White fire.
• Fionn — Fair, bright and white.
• Killian — Little church; bright.
• Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
• Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
• Etain — The shining one.
• Fionnuala — Fair shoulder; white maiden.
• Laoise — Radiant girl; light.
• Muireann — Sea-fair; of the white sea.

More Irish names

• Caitlin — Pure.
• Caoimhe — Gentle, beautiful and precious.
• Bridget — Strength; the exalted one.
• Cara — Friend; beloved.
• Brendan — Prince; little raven.
• Cassidy — Curly-haired; clever.
• Blathnaid — Little flower; blossom.
• Cathal — Battle ruler; strong.
• Aoife — Beautiful; radiant.
• Cian — Ancient; enduring.