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Dugan

Dugan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Dugan (plural Dugans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Dugan

pluralDugans
alternative formDuggan

Origin of Dugan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhagáin (“descendant of Dubhagán”), a personal name based on a double diminutive of dubh (“black”).

Questions about Dugan

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

Words near Dugan in the dictionary

  1. Duga Resa
  2. Dugal
  3. Dugald
  4. Dugalds
  5. Dugals
  6. Dugan
  7. Duganne
  8. Dugannes
  9. Dugans
  10. Dugar
  11. Dugars

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