English
Nelligan
Nelligan comes from Irish Ó Niallagáin ‘descendant of Niallagán’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Niallagáin‘descendant of Niallagán’
- EnglishtodayNelligan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Niallagáin‘descendant of Niallagán’
- EnglishtodayNelligan
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Niallagáin (‘descendant of Niallagán’), a double diminutive of Niall.
Every English word from Irish Ó Niallagáin
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Niallagáin / Nelligan