Costello

American  

[kos-tl-oh, ko-stel-oh] / ˈkɒs tlˌoʊ, kɒˈstɛl oʊ /

noun

1. John Aloysius 1891–1976, Irish political leader: prime minister of the Republic of Ireland 1948–51, 1954–57.

2. Lou Louis Francis Cristillo, 1906–59, U.S. actor, half of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.

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Costello British  

/ kɒˈstɛləʊ /

noun

1. Elvis, real name Declan McManus. born 1954, British rock singer and songwriter. His recordings include This Year's Model (1978), "Oliver's Army" (1979), Spike (1989), Brutal Youth (1994), and When I Was Cruel (2003)

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Example Sentences

Platner is expected to defeat Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills, who remains on the ballot despite suspending her campaign, along with lesser-known candidate David Costello.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

That was followed by a red flag incident at Brandish near the end of Tuesday evening's sidecar qualifying session, which left Maria Costello and her passenger Shaun Parker injured.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Derek Horstmeyer is a professor of finance and director of the Future of Finance Lab at Costello College of Business, George Mason University, in Fairfax, Va.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

When I signed to Columbia, Mr. Gregg Geller, who was the A&R man there, a great guy who I’m still friends with to this day, he signed me and Elvis Costello.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Cruelty sickened Jerry—and the assignment, he realized after a few days, was cruel, even though Archie Costello had insisted that it was only a stunt that everyone would get a kick out of later.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier