Standard Lemma guide

hogan

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈhoʊɡən/
  • US: /ˈhoʊ.ɡən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊɡən
  • CMU ARPABET: HH OW1 G AA2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH OW1 G AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Irish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A township in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

An unincorporated community in Iron County, Missouri, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A one-room Native American (especially Navajo) dwelling or lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lodge, indian lodge

6

noun

Meaning 6

United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ben Hogan, William Benjamin Hogan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: golfer, golf player, linksman

History

Etymology

An anglicised form of Irish Ó hÓgáin or Ó hEochagáin.

Borrowed from Navajo hooghan (“dwelling, house”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: hogan — house
  • French: hogan-Navajo — house
  • German: Hogan — house
  • Navajo: hooghan — house
  • Polish: hogan — house
Real reading context

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