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costigan

/kˈɑstɪɡæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
costi-gan
IPA
/kˈɑstɪɡæn/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small settlement on the Penobscot River in the town of Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oistigín (“son of Oistigín”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Hodgkin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Costigans (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce costigan

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