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Madigan

Madigan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Madigan (plural Madigans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Madigan

pluralMadigans

Origin of Madigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madagáin (“descendant of Madagán”), a variant of the personal name Madadhán, which is from madadh (“dog”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Questions about Madigan

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

Words near Madigan in the dictionary

  1. madicolous
  2. madid
  3. Madidi titi monkey
  4. Madidi titi monkeys
  5. Madiga
  6. Madigan
  7. Madigans
  8. Madigas
  9. Madiladig
  10. Madill
  11. Madills

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