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O'Higgins

Syllables: O'Hig·gins/oʊˈhɪɡɪnz/

O'Higgins proper noun: a surname. Also the ellipsis of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins.

Proper noun

O'Higgins

  1. A surname.

Also used as

O'Higgins is also the ellipsis of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins.

Origin of O'Higgins

An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”).

Words formed from O'Higgins

Phrases with O'Higgins

Questions about O'Higgins

What does O'Higgins mean?
O'Higgins means a surname.
What part of speech is O'Higgins?
O'Higgins is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce O'Higgins?
O'Higgins is pronounced /oʊˈhɪɡɪnz/.

Words near O'Higgins in the dictionary

  1. O'Hara
  2. O'Hare
  3. O'Hares
  4. O'Harra
  5. O'Harras
  6. O'Higgins
  7. O'Higgins Land
  8. O'Hurley
  9. O'Hurleys
  10. O'Keefe
  11. O'Keefes

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