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Costigan

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Costigan

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Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oistigín (“son of Oistigín”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Hodgkin.

proper noun Costigans

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
  2. countable, uncountable A small settlement on the Penobscot River in the town of Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

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"Costigan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/costigan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Costigan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/costigan

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"Costigan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/costigan.

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@misc{costigan_2026,
  title = {Costigan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/costigan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}