Logan

See also: logan and log an

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊɡən/
• Rhymes: -oʊɡən

Proper noun

Logan

1. A town in Ayrshire, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”).
2. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from the town in Ayrshire.
3. A surname from Irish, a variant of Lohan.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s.
   • 1782 Thomas Jefferson: Notes on the State of Virginia: ( Chief Logan's Lament )

     Col. Cresop, the last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not sparing even my women and children. - - - Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan? No one.

   • 2003, Dale Alderman, Being a Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me., →ISBN, page 18:

     "How about Logan?"
     "That's it. The perfect name!" I exclaimed. Starla liked the name, and I thought it was exceedingly cool because one of the most exciting characters in the X-Men comics is also named Logan (nicknamed Wolverine). - - - I didn't tell Starla about the comic book connection because she would probably think I was being stupid.

5. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage; much less common than the male name.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Cache County, Utah; named for the river rising in the Bear River Mts.
   2. A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
   3. A city, the county seat of Hocking County, Ohio; named for Mingo leader Chief Logan.
   4. A city, the county seat of Logan County, West Virginia; named for Chief Logan.
   5. A city, the county seat of Harrison County, Iowa; named for Union Army general John A. Logan.
   6. A village in New Mexico.
   7. A city in Kansas; named for John A. Logan.
   8. A river in the United States; flowing from the Bear River Mountains in Idaho into the Little Bear River at Benson, Utah.
   9. An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana; named for nearby Logan Creek.
   10. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
   11. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri; named for a local family.
   12. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri; named for landowners William and Hetty E. Logan.
   13. An unincorporated community in Montana; named for Capt. William Logan, who participated in the campaign against American Indians in Montana.
   14. An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
   15. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
   16. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Logan Township.
7. A locality in Victoria, Australia.
8. A river in Queensland, Australia; flowing from near Mount Barney into the Moreton Bay at Woongoolba.
9. The City of Logan, a local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia. named after Patrick Logan.

Derived terms

• loganberry
• Logan bread
• Logan County
• Logansport
• Mount Logan

 

Translations

river in Australia

• Bandjalang: Dugulumba
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 洛根河 (Luògēnhé)

Anagrams

• Anglo, Anglo-, longa, Golan, Angol, anglo-, long a, anglo, along, NALGO