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grogan

/ɡɹˈoʊɡən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
gro-gan
IPA
/ɡɹˈoʊɡən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

noun

A piece of excrement. A turd.

Slang

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grúgáin (“descendant of Grúgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grúg (“anger”) or a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gruagáin (“descendant of Gruagán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gruag (“hair”). Compare McGrogan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Grúgáin, Ó Gruagáin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Grogans (plural)

Rhymes With

logan slogan shogun rogan brogan bogan kogan cogan wogan dogan mogan gogan

Questions

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

How to pronounce grogan

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