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Deegan
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A surname of Irish origin.
"The Deegan Expressway in New York is named after a local politician."
How to Use Deegan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn Irish surname meaning, historically, something like "black-headed".
Word Forms
Deegans plural
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Etymology
An anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Duibhginn, from a byname meaning roughly "black-headed".