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Help[Surname] Meaning of "Milligan"
I am searching for the meaning of the surname "Milligan." I know that it originates in Ireland, but this is as far as I have gotten. Any ideas on how to find it?
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'The Gaelic form of the name is 'Maolagan' (in Old Irish 'Mael ecan') meaning 'the little bald or shaven one' which may have referred to the tonsure of the Celtic monks.'
From http://www.ar-turas.co.uk/Pages/oldquestions.htm
From http://www.ar-turas.co.uk/Pages/oldquestions.htm
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...usng nauatl as base language, that is, pie, milliganago/age(English), so -gan=-can,grinder, and means salsa(sp)/sauce in mexican.
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