Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratigan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: rati-gan
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtagáin (“descendant of Reachtagán”), a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire (“administrator, steward”) or reacht (“law”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Reachtagáin

Inflected Forms

Ratigans (plural) Rattigan (alternative)

Questions

What does ratigan mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does ratigan come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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