Given name & surname · also Irish
Mcguigan
“son of the viking”
McGuigan is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McGuigan goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Uiginn, meaning “son of the viking.”
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Where it comes from
McGuigan comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
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How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Uiginn (“son of the viking”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcguigan’s family of names
In English usage, Mcguigan as a surname has a related form in McFeggan. In English usage, Mcguigan as a surname has a related form in McFeggan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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