English Explanatory Dictionary

Harrigan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A hamlet in the town of Ellenburg, Clinton County, New York, United States.

Word forms

Harrigan Harrigans Horrigan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArragáin, a corruption of Ó hÁnradháin (“descendant of Ánradhán”), a diminutive of ánradh (“warrior”). Compare Hanrahan and Horgan.

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