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English word origin

Etymology of Egan

From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).

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A surname from Irish. · An unknown-gender given name transferred from the surname. · A ghost town in California. · An unincorporated community in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois.

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From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).

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