Flanagan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Flannagáin →
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Meanings

proper nounFlanagan (countable and uncountable, plural Flanagans)

plural Flanagans · alternative Flanagin · alternative Flannagan · alternative Flanigan · alternative Flannigan

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.

    According to the attorney general’s office, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested. She has worked for the office for about seven years and is currently assigned to the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division.

    2025 August 15, Jusolyn Flower, “Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport”, in WPRI, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025
  2. countableuncountableA village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Flannagáin“descendant of Flannagán”
  2. EnglishFlanagan

From Irish Ó Flannagáin (“descendant of Flannagán”), a personal name from a double diminutive of flann (“blood red”).

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APA

Flanagan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flanagan

MLA

“Flanagan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flanagan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flanagan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flanagan.

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