# Colgan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #86,155

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Divide County, North Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colgáin (“descendant of Colgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of colg (“thorn; sword”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colgan