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colgan

/kˈoʊlɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
col-gan
IPA
/kˈoʊlɡən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Divide County, North Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colgáin (“descendant of Colgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of colg (“thorn; sword”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Colgans (plural) Colligan (alternative)

Rhymes With

mccolgan

Questions

How do you pronounce colgan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊlɡən/.
What does colgan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does colgan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce colgan

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