Etymology

Dugan

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

Irish Ó Dubhagáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Dubhagáin“descendant of Dubhagán”
  2. English todayDugan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhagáin (“descendant of Dubhagán”), a personal name based on a double diminutive of dubh (“black”).

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