Given name

Cargan

“from the small rock”

Cargan is used as a given name. One interpretation is “from the small rock.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “from the small rock.”

Cargan’s family of names

Cargan has a related form in Cargen. Cargan has a related form in Cargin. Cargan has a related form in Cargon.

Walk Cargan’s family in the name graph

CarganCarginCargonCargenCargynCargun

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Cargan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic · Modern

Kallan

“of the flowing water” · “powerful in battle”

38RareRising fast

83% boys · 17% girls

Gaelic

Cohran

“descendant of Corcrán”

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic · Royal

Comgan

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Coughran

“descendant of Corcrán”

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic · Modern

Keegan

“small and fiery woman” · “a small and fiery man”

57FamiliarCooling

90% boys · 10% girls

Gaelic · Modern

Cavan

“a handsome man”

27RareEasing

>99% boys

German

Callan

“one who is powerful in battle” · “a talkative woman”

73CommonRising fast

95% boys · 5% girls

Gaelic

Keenan

“a small woman” · “of an ancient family”

44UncommonEasing

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Cargan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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