Given name & surname

Roughan

“descendant of Ruadhachán”

Roughan is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Roughan goes back to Irish Ó Ruadhacháin, meaning “descendant of Ruadhachán.”

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Where it comes from

Roughan comes from Irish.

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How it developed

From Irish Ó Ruadhacháin (“descendant of Ruadhachán”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Primitive Irish

Ruadhán

“red, auburn”

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Ratigan

“descendant of Reachtagán”

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Rattigan

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“dun”

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Foughlaan

“wretch, pimp”

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Maughan

“descendant of Machán”

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