Given name & surname
Donegan
“descendant of Donnagán”
Donegan is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donegan goes back to Irish Ó Donnagáin, meaning “descendant of Donnagán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Donnagáin (“descendant of Donnagán”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Donegan’s family of names
In English usage, Donegan as a surname has a related form in Duncan. In English usage, Donegan as a surname has a related form in DUNNAGAN. In English usage, Donegan as a surname has a related form in DUNNAGAN.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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