Etymology

Donegan

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Donnagáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Donnagáin“descendant of Donnagán”
  2. English todayDonegan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnagáin (“descendant of Donnagán”), a personal name derived from a double diminutive of donn (“brown”).

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