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Garrigan

Garrigan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Garrigan (plural Garrigans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Garrigan

pluralGarrigans

Origin of Garrigan

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

Questions about Garrigan

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

Words near Garrigan in the dictionary

  1. Garrido
  2. Garridos
  3. garries
  4. garrification
  5. Garriga
  6. Garrigan
  7. Garrigans
  8. Garrigas
  9. garrigue
  10. garrigues
  11. garring

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