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Gargan

Gargan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gargan (plural Gargans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Gargan

pluralGargans

Origin of Gargan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Geargáin (“descendant of Geargán”), a personal name from a diminutive of gearg (“quail”).

Questions about Gargan

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

Words near Gargan in the dictionary

  1. Garfunkel
  2. garg
  3. gargalesis
  4. gargalesthesia
  5. Gargalianoi
  6. Gargan
  7. Garganega
  8. Garganera
  9. garganey
  10. garganeys
  11. Gargano

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