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lanigan

/lˈænɪɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
lani-gan
IPA
/lˈænɪɡən/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in the Rural Municipality of Usborne, No. 210, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lonagáin (“descendant of Lonagán”), apparently a double diminutive of lon (“blackbird”), but possibly a variant of Flanagan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Lonagáin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lanigans (plural) Lanagan (alternative)

Rhymes With

hannigan brannigan flanigan flannigan branigan shenanigan

Questions

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

How to pronounce lanigan

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