name · noun · 30 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈloʊɡən/
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rhymes with -oʊɡən
/ˈloʊɡən/
CMU ARPABET:L OW1 G AH0 N
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Meaning 1
A village east of Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”) (OS grid ref NS5920).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 2
A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from the village in Ayrshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 3
A surname from Irish, a variant of Lohan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 4
A male given name transferred from the surname. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 5
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage; much less common than the male name.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Brouilletts Creek Township, Edgar County, Illinois.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana; named for nearby Logan Creek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Harrison County, Iowa; named for Union Army general John A. Logan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 12
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Phillips County, Kansas; named for John A. Logan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 13
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri; named for a local family.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 14
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri; named for landowners William and Hetty E. Logan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 15
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Montana; named for Capt. William Logan, who participated in the campaign against American Indians in Montana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 16
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 17
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Quay County, New Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 18
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Hocking County, Ohio; named for Mingo leader Chief Logan.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 19
A number of places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 20
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Cache County, Utah; named for the river rising in the Bear River Mts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 21
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Logan County, West Virginia; named for Chief Logan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 22
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of Breed, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 23
A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Logan Township.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 24
A number of places in the United States:
A river in the United States, flowing from the Bear River Mountains in Idaho into the Little Bear River at Benson, Utah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 25
A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Northern Grampians, north western Victoria, Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 26
A river in Queensland, Australia; flowing from near Mount Barney into the Moreton Bay at Woongoolba.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 27
A local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia, named after Patrick Logan; in full, the City of Logan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 28
A rocking or balanced stone.
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Meaning 29
A pokelogan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Maine
Qualifier: Vermont
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Meaning 30
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mount Logan
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Broader terms: mountain peak
History
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).
Probably cognate with Danish logre, "to wag the tail".
Shortening of pokelogan.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bandjalang:
Dugulumba
— river in Australia
Chinese Mandarin:
洛根河
(Luògēnhé)
— river in Australia