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Egan

/ˈiːɡən/

Egan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Egan (countable and uncountable, plural Egans)

  1. (countable) A surname from Irish.
  2. (countable) An unknown-gender given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A ghost town in California.
  4. An unincorporated community in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois.
  5. A census-designated place in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
  6. A minor city in Moody County, South Dakota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee.
  8. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Texas.

Forms of Egan

pluralEgans
alternative formEagan
alternative formEakin
alternative formHeekin

Origin of Egan

From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).

Questions about Egan

What does Egan mean?
Egan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Egan?
Egan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Egan?
Egan is pronounced /ˈiːɡən/.

Words near Egan in the dictionary

  1. egalitarians
  2. egalities
  3. egality
  4. egall
  5. egally
  6. Egan
  7. Eganstown
  8. Egarian
  9. Egarians
  10. EGBA
  11. Egbaland

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