Etymology

Higgins

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

Irish Ó hUiginn
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Higgins · proper noun1

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ hUiginn“descendant of a Viking”
  2. English todayHiggins

An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”).

Higgins · proper noun2

A Middle English patronymic surname derived from a diminutive of Hick (Richard).

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ hUiginn all →

O'Higgins

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