# Egan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈiːɡən/ · frequency rank #24,435

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unknown-gender given name transferred from the surname.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).

## Easily confused with
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-en)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-era)
- **egg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-egg)
- **ego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-ego)
- **EPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-epa)
- **EVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-eva)
- **eta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-eta)
- **ESA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-esa)
- **ema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-ema)
- **eon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-eon)
- **even** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-even)
- **eggs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-eggs)
- **exam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-exam)
- **ESPN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-espn)
- **Evan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-evan)
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-erin)
- **elon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-elon)
- **egos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-egos)
- **Eton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-eton)
- **Ewan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-ewan)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eagn`, `egann`, `eggan`, `egna`, `gean`

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