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logan¹

Where it comes from

Probably cognate with Danish logre, "to wag the tail".

noun logans · loggan · roggan

  1. A rocking or balanced stone.

logan²

  • /ˈloʊɡən/

Where it comes from

Shortening of pokelogan.

noun logans

  1. Maine A pokelogan.

Logan³

  • /ˈloʊɡən/ US

Rhymes with -oʊɡən

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).

proper noun Logans

  1. countable, uncountable A village east of Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”) (OS grid ref NS5920).
  2. countable, uncountable A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from the village in Ayrshire.
  3. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish, a variant of Lohan.
  4. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s. Col. Cresop, the last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not sparing even my women and children. - - - Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan? No one.
  5. countable, uncountable A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage; much less common than the male name.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Brouilletts Creek Township, Edgar County, Illinois.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana; named for nearby Logan Creek.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
  11. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Harrison County, Iowa; named for Union Army general John A. Logan.
  12. countable, uncountable A minor city in Phillips County, Kansas; named for John A. Logan.
  13. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri; named for a local family.
  14. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri; named for landowners William and Hetty E. Logan.
  15. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Montana; named for Capt. William Logan, who participated in the campaign against American Indians in Montana.
  16. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
  17. countable, uncountable A village in Quay County, New Mexico.
  18. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Hocking County, Ohio; named for Mingo leader Chief Logan.
  19. countable, uncountable A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  20. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Cache County, Utah; named for the river rising in the Bear River Mts.
  21. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Logan County, West Virginia; named for Chief Logan.
  22. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in the town of Breed, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
  23. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Logan Township.
  24. countable, uncountable A river in the United States, flowing from the Bear River Mountains in Idaho into the Little Bear River at Benson, Utah.
  25. countable, uncountable A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Northern Grampians, north western Victoria, Australia
  26. countable, uncountable A river in Queensland, Australia; flowing from near Mount Barney into the Moreton Bay at Woongoolba.
  27. countable, uncountable A local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia, named after Patrick Logan; in full, the City of Logan.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mount logan, weight, jean, lujan, hollow, vale, glen, dale, valley, dell, pit, depression, basin, cavity, dip, trench

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@misc{logan_2026,
  title = {logan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/logan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}