Ratigan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Reachtagáin →
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Meanings

proper nounRatigan (plural Ratigans)

plural Ratigans · alternative Rattigan

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Reachtagáin“descendant of Reachtagán”
  2. EnglishRatigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtagáin (“descendant of Reachtagán”), a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire (“administrator, steward”) or reacht (“law”).

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Anagrams

granitaGarnatiTiranga
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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