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madigan

/mˈædɪɡən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
madi-gan
IPA
/mˈædɪɡən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madagáin (“descendant of Madagán”), a variant of the personal name Madadhán, which is from madadh (“dog”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Madagáin

Inflected Forms

Madigans (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce madigan

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