English
O'Higgins
O'Higgins comes from Irish Ó hUiginn ‘descendant of a Viking’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hUiginn‘descendant of a Viking’
- EnglishtodayO'Higgins
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hUiginn‘descendant of a Viking’
- EnglishtodayO'Higgins
The story
An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (‘descendant of a Viking’).
Every English word from Irish Ó hUiginn
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó hUiginn / O'Higgins