English Explanatory Dictionary

Grogan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
noun
  1. A piece of excrement. A turd.

Word forms

Grogan Grogans

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grúgáin (“descendant of Grúgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grúg (“anger”) or a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gruagáin (“descendant of Gruagán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gruag (“hair”). Compare McGrogan.

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