Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coogan

/kˈuɡən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: coogan
IPA: /kˈuɡən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cogadháin (“son of Cogadhán”), a diminutive from a reduced form of the personal name Cúchogaidh, which is composed of the elements cú (“hound”) and cogadh (“war”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Cogadháin

Inflected Forms

Coogans (plural) Coggin (alternative) Coggins (alternative)

Questions

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

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