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Colgan

Colgan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Colgan (countable and uncountable, plural Colgans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Divide County, North Dakota, United States.

Forms of Colgan

pluralColgans
alternative formColligan

Origin of Colgan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colgáin (“descendant of Colgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of colg (“thorn; sword”).

Questions about Colgan

What does Colgan mean?
Colgan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Colgan?
Colgan is a proper noun.

Words near Colgan in the dictionary

  1. Colfers
  2. Colfin
  3. colforsin
  4. colforsin daropate
  5. colfosceril
  6. Colgan
  7. Colgans
  8. Colgate
  9. Colgates
  10. Colglazier
  11. Colglaziers

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