Madigan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Madagáin →
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Meanings

proper nounMadigan (plural Madigans)

plural Madigans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Madagáin“descendant of Madagán”
  2. EnglishMadigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madagáin (“descendant of Madagán”), a variant of the personal name Madadhán, which is from madadh (“dog”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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