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Hartigan

Hartigan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Hartigan (plural Hartigans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Hartigan

pluralHartigans

Origin of Hartigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArtagáin (“descendant of Artagán”), from a double diminutive of art (“bear”).

Questions about Hartigan

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

Words near Hartigan in the dictionary

  1. Harthope
  2. harths
  3. Harti
  4. Hartian
  5. Hartig
  6. Hartigan
  7. Hartigans
  8. Hartigs
  9. Hartill
  10. Hartin
  11. Harting

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