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harrigan

/hˈɛɹɪɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
har-ri-g-an
IPA
/hˈɛɹɪɡən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in the town of Ellenburg, Clinton County, New York, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArragáin, a corruption of Ó hÁnradháin (“descendant of Ánradhán”), a diminutive of ánradh (“warrior”). Compare Hanrahan and Horgan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hArragáin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Harrigans (plural) Horrigan (alternative)

Rhymes With

kerrigan berrigan merrigan

Questions

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

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