The story
- Irish · derived fromMac Eachagáin“son of Eachagán”
- Irish · derived fromÓ Gáibhtheacháin“descendant of Gáibhtheachán”
- English todayGavigan
Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gáibhtheacháin (“descendant of Gáibhtheachán”), a diminutive of gáifeach (“dangerous, perilous, terrible”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachagáin (“son of Eachagán”), a diminutive of the personal name Eochaidh.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.