Donegan

D2O1N1E1G2A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Donnagáin →
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Meanings

proper nounDonegan (plural Donegans)

plural Donegans · alternative Dunnagan

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Donnagáin“descendant of Donnagán”
  2. EnglishDonegan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnagáin (“descendant of Donnagán”), a personal name derived from a double diminutive of donn (“brown”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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