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Names for your dog

Name	Approx. pronounciation	Meaning	Other forms
Anlan	ON lin	great hound	Anluan
Archu	AWR khoo	hound of slaughter	Archú
Cana	CON na	wolf cub	Cona
Canagan	CON nig in	wolf cub	Canagán
Colin	CAWL in	whelp	Coilean
Conall	CON nul or CUN nul	strong as a wolf	Connell, Conal
Conan	CO nin	hound	Conán
Connell, Conial	CON nil, CON yel	brave; fierce as a hound	Conghal
Connery	CON ner ee	wolf farmer	Conaire
Conor	CON ner	lover of hounds	Connor, Conchobhar
Conry	CON ree	king of wolves/hounds	Conrí
Cooey	KOO vee, KOO ee	hound of the plain	Cúmhaí
Coovara	coo VAR a	hound of the sea	Cú Mhara
Coovey	KOO vee	mead hound	Cú Mheá
Convel	CON vel	wolf warrior	Conmhaol
Cuan	KOO in	hound; wolf	-
CuChulainn	koo KHULL in	hound of Culainn- one of Ireland's most famous legendary	-
Felan, Phelan	FEE lin	wolf	Faolán
Filtiarn	FIL tyarn	lord of wolves	Faoiltiarn
Maccon	mac CON	son of a wolf	mac Con
Madigan, Madden	MAD i gan, MAD din	little dog	Madagán, Madán
Murphy	MUR fee	hound of the sea	Ó Murchu
Olcan	UL kin	wolf	Olcán

Kindly contributed by Katie Doyle