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English word origin

Etymology of Bogan

Uncertain. Possibly from an Australian Aboriginal language.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling. · A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, Bogan Shire. · A locality in the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Uncertain. Possibly from an Australian Aboriginal language.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Irish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bogáin (“descendant of Bogán”), a personal name from a diminutive form of bog (“soft, tender”).

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