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Hannigan

Hannigan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Hannigan (plural Hannigans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Hannigan

pluralHannigans
alternative formHannegan

Origin of Hannigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnnagáin (“descendant of Annagán”), a hypocoristic form of Annach (“Hanna”).

Questions about Hannigan

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

Words near Hannigan in the dictionary

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  2. Hannibalesque
  3. Hannibalian
  4. Hannibalic
  5. Hannibals
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  7. Hannigans
  8. Hannigram
  9. Hanning
  10. Hanningen
  11. Hannings

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