Meanings
grogan1
Grogan2
proper nounGrogan (plural Grogans)
plural Grogans
- A surname from Irish.
- A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
Origin
Grogan · proper noun
- IrishÓ Gruagáin“descendant of Gruagán”
- IrishÓ Grúgáin“descendant of Grúgán”
- EnglishGrogan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grúgáin (“descendant of Grúgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grúg (“anger”) or a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gruagáin (“descendant of Gruagán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gruag (“hair”). Compare McGrogan.
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APA
grogan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grogan
MLA
“grogan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grogan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grogan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grogan.
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