The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ Geargáin“descendant of Geargán”
- English todayGarrigan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Geargáin (“descendant of Geargán”), a personal name which derives from the diminutive form of gearg (“quail”).
Words from the same roots
IrishÓ Geargáin all →
Gargan
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.