Given name & surname

Higgin

Higgin is a given name from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Higgin comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Higgin is a diminutive of HICK.

Higgin’s family of names

In English usage, Higgin is a diminutive of HICK.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Middle English

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Middle English

Hibbott

Hibbott is a surname from Middle English.

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Middle English

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Middle English

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Sibling ideas

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