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Kerrigan

Kerrigan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Kerrigan (countable and uncountable, plural Kerrigans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A female given name from Irish.
  3. A ghost town in Wayne County, Missouri, United States.

Forms of Kerrigan

pluralKerrigans

Origin of Kerrigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciaragáin (“grandson/descendant of Ciaragán”), a byname from a double diminutive of ciar (“black”).

Questions about Kerrigan

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

Words near Kerrigan in the dictionary

  1. Kerridge
  2. Kerridges
  3. Kerrie
  4. kerried
  5. Kerries
  6. Kerrigan
  7. Kerrigans
  8. Kerrigundi
  9. kerriid
  10. kerriids
  11. Kerrikerri

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