Whelan is a variant of Whalen. 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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Whelan is a variant of Whalen. 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.