Standard Lemma guide

logan

name · noun · 30 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈloʊɡən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -oʊɡən
  • /ˈloʊɡən/
  • CMU ARPABET: L OW1 G AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

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.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas.

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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.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 19

A number of places in the United States:

A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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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.

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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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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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28

noun

Meaning 28

A rocking or balanced stone.

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noun

Meaning 29

A pokelogan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Maine

Qualifier: Vermont

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noun

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
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