Nelligan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Niallagáin →
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Meanings

proper nounNelligan (plural Nelligans)

plural Nelligans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Niallagáin“descendant of Niallagán”
  2. EnglishNelligan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Niallagáin (“descendant of Niallagán”), a double diminutive of Niall.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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