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Gavigan

Gavigan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gavigan (plural Gavigans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Gavigan

pluralGavigans
alternative formGaffigan
alternative formGahagan
alternative formGavagan
alternative formGavaghan
alternative formGavahan

Origin of Gavigan

Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gáibhtheacháin (“descendant of Gáibhtheachán”), a diminutive of gáifeach (“dangerous, perilous, terrible”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachagáin (“son of Eachagán”), a diminutive of the personal name Eochaidh.

Questions about Gavigan

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

Words near Gavigan in the dictionary

  1. gavials
  2. gavid
  3. Gavidia
  4. Gavidias
  5. gavids
  6. Gavigan
  7. Gavigans
  8. gaviid
  9. gaviids
  10. gaviiform
  11. gaviiforms

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