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Egan

//ˈiːɡən// name

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  1. 1
    A surname from Irish. countable
  2. 2
    An unknown-gender given name transferred from the surname. countable
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A ghost town in California. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Moody County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Texas. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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