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logan

/ˈloʊɡən//ˈloʊɡən/

logan noun: a rocking or balanced stone.

Noun (1)

logan (plural logans)

  1. A rocking or balanced stone.

Noun (2)

logan (plural logans)

  1. (Maine, Vermont) A pokelogan.

Proper noun capitalized: Logan

Logan (countable and uncountable, plural Logans)

  1. A village east of Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”) (OS grid ref NS5920).
  2. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from the village in Ayrshire.
  3. A surname from Irish, a variant of Lohan.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s.
    • Col. Cresop, the last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not sparing even my women and children. - - - Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan? No one.1782 Thomas Jefferson: Notes on the State of Virginia: ( Chief Logan's Lament )
    • "How about Logan?"
    • "That's it. The perfect name!" I exclaimed. Starla liked the name, and I thought it was exceedingly cool because one of the most exciting characters in the X-Men comics is also named Logan (nicknamed Wolverine). - - - I didn't tell Starla about the comic book connection because she would probably...2003, Dale Alderman, Being a Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me., →ISBN, page 18
  5. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage; much less common than the male name.
  6. An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
  7. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Brouilletts Creek Township, Edgar County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana; named for nearby Logan Creek.
  10. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
  11. A city, the county seat of Harrison County, Iowa; named for Union Army general John A. Logan.
  12. A minor city in Phillips County, Kansas; named for John A. Logan.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri; named for a local family.
  2. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri; named for landowners William and Hetty E. Logan.
  3. An unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Montana; named for Capt. William Logan, who participated in the campaign against American Indians in Montana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
  5. A village in Quay County, New Mexico.
  6. A city, the county seat of Hocking County, Ohio; named for Mingo leader Chief Logan.
  7. A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  8. A city, the county seat of Cache County, Utah; named for the river rising in the Bear River Mts.
  9. A city, the county seat of Logan County, West Virginia; named for Chief Logan.
  10. An unincorporated community in the town of Breed, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
  11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Logan Township.
  12. A river in the United States, flowing from the Bear River Mountains in Idaho into the Little Bear River at Benson, Utah.
  13. A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Northern Grampians, north western Victoria, Australia
  14. A river in Queensland, Australia; flowing from near Mount Barney into the Moreton Bay at Woongoolba.
  15. A local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia, named after Patrick Logan; in full, the City of Logan.

logan meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

logan in Tamil

லோகோன்

logan in Marathi

लोगॅन

logan in Urdu

لوگن

logan in Bengali

লোগান, লগ্যান
More languagesFewer languages
logan in Telugu
లోగాన్, లోగన్
logan in Malayalam
ലോഗൻ, ലോഗാൻ
logan in Kannada
ತೂಗುಬಂಡೆ, ದೋಲಶಿಲೆ
logan in Punjabi
ਲੋਗੈਨ, ਲੋਗਾਨ
logan in Gujarati
લોગાન, લોગન, લોગેન
logan in Odia
ଲୋଗାନ୍, ଲୋଗାନ
logan in Nepali
लोगान, लोगन

Forms of logan

Noun
plurallogans
alternative formloggan
alternative formroggan
Proper noun
pluralLogans

Origin of logan

Probably cognate with Danish logre, "to wag the tail".

Shortening of pokelogan.

From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).

Words formed from logan

Phrases with logan

Questions about logan

What does logan mean?
Logan means a rocking or balanced stone.
What is logan in Tamil?
Logan in Tamil is லோகோன். See Logan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is logan?
Logan can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce logan?
Logan is pronounced /ˈloʊɡən/.
What is the plural of logan?
The plural of logan is logans.

Words near logan in the dictionary

  1. log-on
  2. log-ons
  3. log-structured
  4. logaedic
  5. logamediate
  6. logan
  7. Logan bar
  8. Logan bars
  9. logan bread
  10. Logan County
  11. Logan Creek

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: logan (page history and authors); Logan (page history and authors); logan (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); logan (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logan (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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