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Clingan

Clingan proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Clingan (plural Clingans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Clingan

pluralClingans

Origin of Clingan

From Celtic (Scottish Gaelic and northern Irish) surname reduced from mac clingan, Anglicized from mac gilla Fhinnéin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finnian”), also Anglicized as mac Alingen.

Words formed from Clingan

Questions about Clingan

What does Clingan mean?
Clingan means a surname.
What part of speech is Clingan?
Clingan is a proper noun.

Words near Clingan in the dictionary

  1. cling wrap
  2. cling wraps
  3. cling-on
  4. cling-ons
  5. cling-wrap
  6. Clingan
  7. Clingans
  8. clinged
  9. clinger
  10. Clingerman
  11. Clingermans

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