Durgan

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dwarf; any undersized creature. UK, dialectal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English *dwerghen, *dwerghin, diminutive of dwergh (“dwarf”), equivalent to dwarf + -en.

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