| Ó Faoileacháin | Whelehan: cuíosach líonmhar: deisceart an Láir & rl. Bhain an chlann sa leis an Iar-Mhí. Brí: faoileach = áthasach, gaolmhar le fáilte. |
| Whelehan | fairly numerous: S Midlands etc. Ir. Ó Faoileacháin, faoileach, joyful. A name associated with W Meath. SGG. |
| Willaghan | Very rare: Belfast. See Willoughan. |
| Willighan | Very rare: Ballymena (Antrim), Bangor (Down). See Willoughan. |
| Willoughan | Very rare: Sion Mills (Tyrone), Ballymena (Antrim). Ir. ? Uilleachán, uilleach, angular, with corners. This is speculative. See also Woulaghan, Wolohan. |
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