Gogan

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Saurauia napaulensis, a type of flowering plant found in the Himalayas
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cogadháin (“son of Cogadhán”). Also borrowed from Hungarian Gogán.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Nepali गोगन (gogan).

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