Boy's name
Faolán
“FWAY-lawn”
from faol, 'wolf' — 'little wolf'
The story behind the name
St Fáelán preached in Scotland, where Strathfillan and St Fillan's Pool are named for him — the pool was used to treat the mentally ill into the 19th century. The surname Whelan comes from the same root.
Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z