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Lonergan

Lonergan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Lonergan (plural Lonergans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Lonergan

pluralLonergans
alternative formLandrigan

Origin of Lonergan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Longargáin (“descendant of Longargán”), a personal name based on lonn (“strong”) + garg (“fierce”) + -án.

Words formed from Lonergan

Questions about Lonergan

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

Words near Lonergan in the dictionary

  1. lonelyheart
  2. lonelyhearted
  3. lonelyhearts
  4. loneness
  5. loner
  6. Lonergan
  7. Lonerganian
  8. Lonergans
  9. lonerish
  10. lonerism
  11. loneroid

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