English Explanatory Dictionary

Egan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unknown-gender given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A ghost town in California.
  5. An unincorporated community in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois.
  6. A census-designated place in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
  7. A minor city in Moody County, South Dakota.
  8. An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee.
  9. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Texas.

Pronunciation

/ˈiːɡən/

Word forms

Egan Egans Eagan Eakin Heekin

Etymology

From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).

Related words

Keegan
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