Whelan
Whelan is a family name .
Origin and meaning
The name is the Anglicized form of an Irish family name. The name means wolf (Faoláin) and its occurrence goes back over 2,000 years.
variants
Same pronunciation
Same etymology
Name bearer
- Arleen Whelan (1916–1993), American actress
- Bill Whelan (* 1950), Irish musician and record producer
- Billy Whelan ( William Whelan ; 1935–1958), Irish football player
- Edward Whelan (1824–1867), Canadian politician
- Elizabeth Whelan (1943–2014), American epidemiologist
- Emily Whelan (* 2002), Irish soccer player
- Eugene Whelan (1924-2013), Canadian politician
- Gemma Whelan , British comedian and actress
- Gerald T. Whelan (1925–1993), American politician
- Glenn Whelan (born 1984), Irish football player
- James Whelan (Bishop) (1823–1878), Irish religious, Bishop of Nashville
- James Whelan (cyclist) (born 1996), Australian cyclist
- Jill Whelan (born 1966), American actress
- Julia Whelan (* 1984), American actress
- Mary Whelan , Irish diplomat
- Michael Whelan (writer) (1858-1937), Canadian writer and poet
- Michael Whelan (* 1950), American painter and illustrator
- Michael John Whelan (* 1931), British physicist
- Nicky Whelan (* 1981), Australian model and actress
- Peter Whelan (1931–2014), British dramaturge
- Richard Vincent Whelan (1809–1874), American clergyman, Bishop of Wheeling
- Robert Louis Whelan (1912–2001), American religious, Bishop of Fairbanks
- Ronnie Whelan (born 1961), Irish football player
- Seán Whelan († 2004), Irish diplomat
- Tim Whelan (1893–1957), American screenwriter and director
- William Whelan (Medic) (1808-1865), American medic
- William Whelan (1935-1958), Irish football player, see Billy Whelan
See also
- Whelan Nunatak , Nunatak in Mac Robertson Land, Antarctica
- Wireless Local Area Network ( W-LAN ), local radio network
- Welan
- Wehlan