Lagan

See also: lagan and lågan

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlæɡən/

Proper noun

Lagan

  1. A river in County Down and County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which flows through the city of Belfast into Belfast Lough.

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish Lagha, derived from Old Swedish lagher (“water; liquid”).

Town sense; from the river of same name.

Proper noun

Lagan ?

  1. A river in Jönköping county, Kronoberg county and Halland county, Sweden; which flows into Laholm Bay, Kattegat.
    Synonym: Lagaån
  2. A town by Lagan river, Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden
  3. A river in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Derived names

References
  • Lagan in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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