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Hogan is an Irish surname, mostly from County Tipperary. It is the anglicised form of Gaelic ...
O'Hagan is an Irish surname originally from the pre 10th century Old Gaelic Ó hAodhagáin, meaning perhaps "Little Fire from the Sun", being derived from Aodh the pagan sun god and Og meaning young, they are the "male descendant of Aodh" the pagan sun god, a personal name meaning "fire". [1] Aodh was a pagan god worshipped by the early natives.
Map showing principal Irish surnames at the commencement of the 17th century. Clans of Ireland is a modern organization that was started in 1989 and has eligibility criteria for surnames to be included on their register of Irish clans.
McMahon, who wanted to use an Irish name, gave him the last name Hogan, and also wanted him to dye his hair red. Bollea claims his hair was already beginning to fall out by that time, and he refused to dye it, simply replying, "I'll be a blond Irish". [ 42 ]
Hagan is an originally Irish surname related linguistically to Hogan (see details on that page). Notable people with the surname include: Alexandra Hagan (born 1991), Australian rower; Alfie Hagan (1895–1980), English footballer; Art Hagan (1863–1936), American baseball player; Barry Hagan (1957–1993), American figure skater
Dervla — This ancient and still well-used Irish name, which means “daughter of the poet,” has not appeared in the top 1,000 list for U.S. girls in the past century. The Irish spelling is ...
Hogan is mentioned in the Irish folk ballad "The Galtee Mountain Boy", along with Seán Moylan, Dinny Lacey and Dan Breen. The song, written by Patsy Halloran, recalls some of the travels of a " Flying column " from Tipperary as they fought during the Irish War of Independence, and later against the pro-Treaty side during the Irish Civil War.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne. During the "Irish revival", some Irish ...