Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

donegan

/dˈɑnɪɡæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: done-gan
IPA: /dˈɑnɪɡæn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnagáin (“descendant of Donnagán”), a personal name derived from a double diminutive of donn (“brown”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Donnagáin

Inflected Forms

Donegans (plural) Dunnagan (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce donegan

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