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Duignan

Duignan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Duignan (plural Duignans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Duignan

pluralDuignans

Origin of Duignan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhgeannáin (“descendant of Duibhgeannán”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and a diminutive form of ceann (“head”).

Questions about Duignan

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

Words near Duignan in the dictionary

  1. Duhons
  2. duhos
  3. Duhring's disease
  4. duhunga
  5. dui
  6. Duignan
  7. Duignans
  8. duiker
  9. duikerbok
  10. duikerboks
  11. duikers

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