English Explanatory Dictionary

korrigan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent Breton fairy princess.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

korrigan korrigans

Etymology

Borrowed from Breton korrigan, from korr (“dwarf”) + -ig (diminutive suffix) + -an (hypocoristic suffix).

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