Costigan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Oistigín →
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Meanings

proper nounCostigan (countable and uncountable, plural Costigans)

plural Costigans

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA small settlement on the Penobscot River in the town of Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Oistigín“son of Oistigín”
  2. EnglishCostigan

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oistigín (“son of Oistigín”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Hodgkin.

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Cite this entry
APA

Costigan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Costigan

MLA

“Costigan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Costigan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Costigan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Costigan.

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