Callahan

Callahan is an Irish surname, from an Anglicization of Ó Ceallacháin.

It appears frequently in American popular culture—Dirty Harry's Inspector Callahan being perhaps the most famous example.

As with many surnames, it occasionally serves as a given name.

Irish-surname

Gaelic

Celtic linguistic tradition

Emerald Isle · Hibernia · Eire · brogue · clan · patronymic · Cork · Munster · Irish diaspora · Ellis Island

genealogy

ancestry

Family line of descent

descendants · forebears · progenitors · roots · heritage · pedigree · genealogist · records · archives · DNA testing

fictional

Dirty Harry

Tough cop nickname

  • SFPDCalifornia city force, abbreviated
  • Stephen KingBestselling horror fiction writer

Clint Eastwood · Salem's Lot · Grey's Anatomy · Chris Farley

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