Etymology

gogan

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Nepali गोगन
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gogan · noun1

  1. Nepali · borrowed fromगोगन
  2. English todaygogan

Borrowed from Nepali गोगन (gogan).

Gogan · proper noun2

  1. Hungarian · borrowed fromGogán
  2. Irish · derived fromMac Cogadháin“son of Cogadhán”
  3. English todayGogan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cogadháin (“son of Cogadhán”). Also borrowed from Hungarian Gogán.

Words from the same roots

IrishMac Cogadháin all →

Coogan

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