Lanigan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Lonagáin →
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Meanings

proper nounLanigan (countable and uncountable, plural Lanigans)

plural Lanigans · alternative Lanagan

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA town in the Rural Municipality of Usborne, No. 210, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Lonagáin“descendant of Lonagán”
  2. EnglishLanigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lonagáin (“descendant of Lonagán”), apparently a double diminutive of lon (“blackbird”), but possibly a variant of Flanagan.

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Anagrams

AngliangalaninanginalLianganNalingaAnalginnagnailLangian
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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