Given name
Iagan
“a fiery man”
In Scottish Gaelic use, Iagan is used as a spelling variant of Aodhagán.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “a fiery man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
How it developed
In Scottish Gaelic use, Iagan is used as a spelling variant of Aodhagán.
The story
In Scottish Gaelic use, Iagan is a diminutive of Aodh. The history of Aodh gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Aodh is associated with the sun god.
Explained through its name family
Iagan’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Iagan is a diminutive of Iain. Iagan shares a linguistic root with Egan. Iagan has a related form in Iagen.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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