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horgan

/hˈɔɹɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
hor-gan
IPA
/hˈɔɹɡən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArgáin, a contracted form of Ó hArragáin, from which Harrigan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Horgans (plural) Hargan (alternative) Hourigan (alternative)

Rhymes With

morgan organ gorgon morgen borgen dorgan goergen

Questions

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

How to pronounce horgan

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