O'Higgins

O'Hig·gins
/oʊˈhɪɡɪnz/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Ó hUiginn →
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Meanings

O'Higgins1

proper nounO'Higgins (countable and uncountable, plural O'Higginses or O'Higgins)

plural O'Higginses

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins: a region of Chile.

O'Higgins2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of O'Higgins

Origin

  1. IrishÓ hUiginn“descendant of a Viking”
  2. EnglishO'Higgins

An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”).

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APA

O'Higgins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Higgins

MLA

“O'Higgins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Higgins. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'Higgins,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Higgins.

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