Dargan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Deargáin →
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Meanings

proper nounDargan (countable and uncountable, plural Dargans)

plural Dargans

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA village in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Deargáin“descendant of Deargán”
  2. EnglishDargan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deargáin (“descendant of Deargán”), a byname from dearg (“red”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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