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Deegan

Deegan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Deegan (plural Deegans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Deegan

pluralDeegans

Origin of Deegan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhginn (“descendants of Duibhgeann”), a byname composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + ceann (“head”).

Questions about Deegan

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

Words near Deegan in the dictionary

  1. deedworthy
  2. deedy
  3. deeeath
  4. deef
  5. Deeg
  6. Deegan
  7. Deegans
  8. deein
  9. deejay
  10. deejayed
  11. deejaying

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