English Explanatory Dictionary

Cadogan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Welsh or A surname from Irish.
  2. An English earldom.

Pronunciation

/kəˈdʌɡən/

Word forms

Cadogan Cadogans Cadigan

Etymology

From the Welsh personal name Cadwgan, probably composed of the elements cad (“battle”) + gwgan (“scowler”), and also an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceadagáin.

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