Calhoun

English

Etymology

Common anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Colquhoun.

Proper noun

Calhoun (plural Calhouns)

1. An Irish or Scottish surname
2. A city, the county seat of Gordon County, Georgia.
3. A village in Richland County, Illinois.
4. A city, the county seat of McLean County, Kentucky.
5. A city in Henry County, Missouri.
6. The former name of Clemson, South Carolina, until it was renamed in 1943.
7. A town in McMinn County, Tennessee.
8. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
9. (education) Calhoun College.
10. Ellipsis of Calhoun County.

Derived terms

• Calhoun County
• Fort Calhoun
• Lake Calhoun