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Costigan

Costigan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Costigan (countable and uncountable, plural Costigans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A small settlement on the Penobscot River in the town of Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

Forms of Costigan

pluralCostigans

Origin of Costigan

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oistigín (“son of Oistigín”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Hodgkin.

Questions about Costigan

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

Words near Costigan in the dictionary

  1. costicosteroid
  2. Costie
  3. Costies
  4. costiferous
  5. costiform
  6. Costigan
  7. Costigans
  8. Costiglio
  9. Costilla
  10. Costilla County
  11. Costillas

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