Given name & surname

Duggan

“a dark and swarthy man”

Duggan is a variant of Dugan. One interpretation is “a dark and swarthy man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Duggan is a variant of Dugan. One interpretation is “a dark and swarthy man.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Duggan is a form of Dugan. Dugan comes from Irish.

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Duggan’s family of names

Duggan has a related form in Dugan.

Walk Duggan’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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Primitive Irish

Dubhán

“black”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish

Dunnagan

“descendant of Donnagán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Dullaghan

Dullaghan is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Duignan

“descendant of Duibhgeannán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Dullahan

Dullahan is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Duffin

“descendant of Dubhfionn”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish

Donlan

“descendant of Domhnallán”

No U.S. birth series

70% boys · 30% girls

Irish

Dornan

“fist”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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