Higgins
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”).
Proper noun[edit]
Higgins
- A surname from Irish from County Sligo.
- A place name, which could be of either etymology:
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- A township in Roscommon County, Michigan, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States.
- A town in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, named after G. H. Higgins, Santa Fe Railway stockholder.
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
A Middle English patronymic surname derived from a diminutive of Hick ( Richard).
Proper noun[edit]
Higgins
- An English surname transferred from the given name.
See also[edit]
- Higgins (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
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