Costello

proper nounattested in dialogue

United States//kɑˈstɛloʊ//
Ireland//ˈkɑstəloʊ//

A surname from Irish.

proper noun

1
A surname from Irish.
2
A locality in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australia, named after John Costello (pastoralist).

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, 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”). * As an Italian surname, Americanized from Castello. * As a Serbo-Croatian or Slovene surname, Americanized from Kostelec, Kostevc, from Kostelsko region in Lower Carniola, named after Kostel Castle, from earlier Costel, Slavicized from Latin castrum (“fortress”), hence related to the Italian above.

Forms

plural: Costellos

Cost · A surname.costa · Synonym of rib.Costa · A surname from the Romance languages.

Costello · A surname from Irish.

costing · The estimation of the cost of a process or product.costly · Of high cost; expensive.costume · A style of dress, including garments, accessories and…

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