Roughan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Ruadhacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounRoughan (plural Roughans)

plural Roughans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Ruadhacháin“descendant of Ruadhachán”
  2. EnglishRoughan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruadhacháin (“descendant of Ruadhachán”), a double diminutive of ruadh (“red”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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