Given name & surname
Nelligan
“descendant of Niallagán”
Nelligan is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nelligan goes back to Irish Ó Niallagáin, meaning “descendant of Niallagán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Nelligan as a surname is a diminutive of Niall.
Nelligan’s family of names
In English usage, Nelligan as a surname is a diminutive of Niall.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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