Whalen is an English name, derived from 'Whelan', the Anglicised version of the Celtic name 'O'Faolan', which means 'descendant of Faolan'. The name Faolan itself means 'little wolf' in Gaelic.
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Whalen is an English name, derived from 'Whelan', the Anglicised version of the Celtic name 'O'Faolan', which means 'descendant of Faolan'. The name Faolan itself means 'little wolf' in Gaelic.