Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Callen

Callen is a newly coined masculine given name taken from a surname, which itself is the anglicized form of an old Irish clan name. O'Cathgalain essentially means “descendent of Cathgalain” whereby the etymology of the personal name Cathgalain can be found in the name’s Gaelic elements “cath” (battle), “gal” (brave), and “-ín” (an Irish diminutive to indicate smaller, younger, littler). Therefore the root meaning of Callen is “brave little battler” or “little battle-chief”. Cathalán mac Indrechtaig was a 9th century King of Ulaid (now known as the province of Ulster most of which resides in Northern Ireland today). The surname Callen is not very common and usage of it as a forename is super new. We can find only slight evidence of it in the U.S. and Australia.

All About the Baby Name – Callen

Personality

OF THE BOY NAME CALLEN

The Number 2 personality in numerology is all about cooperation and balance. It's the number of diplomats and mediators. They are not leaders, but strive rather for harmony in partnerships. These are the peacemakers. Equality and fairness are important in their dealings, and they are willing to share power and responsibility to achieve a harmonious outcome. This personality is calm and patient, waiting for things to evolve instead of pushing aggressively for an outcome. They are good-natured and easy-going, and care deeply on an emotional and spiritual plane. Twos appreciate beauty and nature and are intent on making the world a better place.

Popularity

OF THE BOY NAME CALLEN

Callen just debuted on the American male naming charts in 2010. Because the name entered the Top 1000 list at position #694 in its first year and then “battled” his way another 100 places up the list the following year, we knew there was some pop-culture influence at hand. It seems parents who are using the name Callen on their baby boys right now are inspired by the character G. Callen on the new military drama series “NCIS: Los Angeles” which began airing in September 2009 (Callen is played by actor Chris O'Donnell). We’re not sure if Callen will stay on the charts once the initial frenzy over the NCIS character dies down, but it does contain some other trendy ingredients for popular boy names today: i.e., it’s a surname and it’s Irish. So Callen has that going for him, too.

Quick Facts

ON CALLEN

GENDER:

Boy

ORIGIN:

English

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

2

RANKING POPULARITY:

592

PRONUNCIATION:

CAL-әn

SIMPLE MEANING:

Brave little battler

Characteristics

OF CALLEN

Cooperative

Considerate

Compassionate

Nurturing

Sensitive

Patient

Loving

Kind

Gracious

Balanced

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Callen

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME CALLEN

We cannot find any significant literary characters by the name of Callen

Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME CALLEN

We cannot find any childrens books with the first name Callen


Popular Songs

ON CALLEN

We cannot find any popular or well-known songs with the name of Callen


Famous People

NAMED CALLEN

We cannot find any celebrities or significantly famous people with the first name Callen.

Children of Famous People

NAMED CALLEN

We cannot find any children of famous people with the first name Callen

Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME CALLEN

We cannot find any historically significant people with the first name Callen