Caolán

For the Tai language of Vietnam, see Cao Lan language.

Caolán (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkiːlˠaːnˠ, ˈkeː-]) is a masculine Irish given name, derived from the Irish word caol meaning "slender, narrow, fine". The name has a number of anglicisations, including "Kelan", "Keelan" and "Kealan", all pronounced /ˈkiːlɪn/ KEE-lin.

Caolán

• Caolan Lavery (born 1992), Canadian-Northern Irish footballer
• Caolan McAleer (born 1993), Irish footballer
• Caolan McColgan (born 2002/3), Gaelic footballer
• Caolan Mooney (born 1993), Gaelic and Australian rules footballer
• Caolan Ward (born 1992), Gaelic footballer
• Caolan Boyd-Munce (born 2000), Irish footballer
• Caolan Fanning (born 1993), Irish Software Developer

Keelan

As forename

• Keelan Cole (born 1993), American football player
• Keelan Doss (born 1996), American football player
• Keelan Giles (born 1997), Welsh rugby union player
• Keelan Harvick (born 2012) American cart racer
• Keelan Johnson (born 1989), Canadian football player
• Keelan Lebon (born 1997), French footballer
• Keelan Molloy (born 1998), Irish hurler
• Keelan O'Connell (born 1999), English footballer
• Keelan Sexton (born 1997), Gaelic footballer
• Keelan Williams, Welsh footballer and brother of Neco Williams

Kealan

• Kealan Patrick Burke (born 1976), Irish writer

See also

• List of Irish-language given names
• Keelin Shanley (1968–2020), journalist, newsreader and RTÉ presenter