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Donegan

Donegan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Donegan (plural Donegans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Donegan

pluralDonegans
alternative formDunnagan

Origin of Donegan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnagáin (“descendant of Donnagán”), a personal name derived from a double diminutive of donn (“brown”).

Questions about Donegan

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

Words near Donegan in the dictionary

  1. donee
  2. donees
  3. Donegal
  4. Donegal Bay
  5. Donegals
  6. Donegan
  7. Donegans
  8. donek
  9. doneks
  10. Donelan
  11. Donelans

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