Kerrigan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Ciaragáin →
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Meanings

proper nounKerrigan (countable and uncountable, plural Kerrigans)

plural Kerrigans

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA female given name from Irish.
  3. countableuncountableA ghost town in Wayne County, Missouri, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Ciaragáin“grandson/descendant of Ciaragán”
  2. EnglishKerrigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciaragáin (“grandson/descendant of Ciaragán”), a byname from a double diminutive of ciar (“black”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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