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Surname Etymology and Meaning of CREEGAN

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Croidheagáin ‘descendant of Croidheagán’, a personal name from a diminutive of croidhe ‘heart’, used as a term of endearment.
2. perhaps also an alternative Anglicization of Ó Croidheáain (see Crehan 1).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)