Kiggins

K5I1G2G2I1N1S1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Uiginn →
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Meanings

proper nounKiggins (plural Kigginses)

plural Kigginses

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Uiginn“son of the Viking”
  2. EnglishKiggins

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uiginn (“son of the Viking”), from uiging (“Viking”). The final -s is a redundant patronymic suffix.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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