Callan is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Callan one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
The given name Callan derived from an Anglicized variant of the Irish surname Ó Cathaláin. It is more often given to boys then to girls.
Callan means “descendant of Cathalán” or “little battler” (from Irish “cath” = battle).
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