# Madigan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,252

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madagáin (“descendant of Madagán”), a variant of the personal name Madadhán, which is from madadh (“dog”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

## Easily confused with
- **median** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madigan-vs-median)
- **Marian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madigan-vs-marian)
- **madman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madigan-vs-madman)
- **Malian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madigan-vs-malian)
- **maidan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madigan-vs-maidan)
- **malign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madigan-vs-malign)
- **Madison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madigan-vs-madison)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amdigan`, `maddigan`, `madgian`, `madiagn`, `madigann`, `madiggan`, `madigna`, `maidgan`, `mdaigan`, `mmadigan`

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