Costello
/kɑˈstɛloʊ/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable
- 2 A locality in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australia, named after John Costello (pastoralist). countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Elvis Costello is a demigod of new wave music."
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oisdealbhaigh (“son of Oisdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements os (“deer”) and dealbhach (“resembling, in the form of”).