Calhoun.
A surname from Irish or Scottish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish or Scottish.
A city, the county seat of Gordon County, Georgia.
A village in Richland County, Illinois.
A ghost town in Cheyenne County, Kansas.
A home rule city, the county seat of McLean County, Kentucky.
A census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
A tiny city in Henry County, Missouri.
The former name of a city in South Carolina, known since 1943 as Clemson.
A town in McMinn County, Tennessee.
An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
A neighborhood of New Berlin, Wisconsin.
Calhoun College.
Ellipsis of Calhoun County.
Where this word comes from
Common anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Colquhoun.
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