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Killen

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From the Irish surname, from Coilín. See Colin.

proper noun Killens

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A small village south-west of Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H2480).
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet in the Black Isle, north-west of Fortrose, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6758).
  4. countable, uncountable A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.

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@misc{killen_2026,
  title = {Killen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/killen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}