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The Name Brogan - Origin and Meaning of Brogan
  



The Name Brogan - Origin and Meaning of Brogan


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Brogan

Irish

Usage of the Name Brogan

Irish

Meaning of the Name Brogan

The name Brogan comes from an Irish surname "Ó Brógán" meaning "descendant of Brógán". It can also be an Anglicized form of the name Brógán. The name Brógán itself is derived from the Irish word "bróg" - "shoe" combined with a diminutive suffix "án".

Famous Bearers

A bearer of the name is Saint Brogan, an Irish saint who lived in the 6th or 7th century.
Bearers of the surname include Denis William Brogan (1900 - 1974), an English author and historian; Stephen Brogan (born 1988), an English footballer.
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