Colgan
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Colgan is an Irish
surname
, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colgáin meaning ‘descendant of Colga’, a personal name based on colg ‘thorn’, ‘sword’.
Colgan may refer to:
Ireland
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surname
Surname
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, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colgáin meaning ‘descendant of Colga’, a personal name based on colg ‘thorn’, ‘sword’.
Colgan may refer to:
People
- Charles J. "Chuck" ColganCharles J. Colgan-Background:Orphaned at the age of 5, Charles J. Colgan was raised by his grandparents on a farm in Garrett County, Maryland.Upon his graduation from high school Colgan enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was called to active duty in February 1945...
American Democratic politician and businessman from Virginia - Flavia Colgan Flavia ColganFlavia Monteiro Colgan is a Democratic strategist, who is an active political contributor on MSNBC and serves as a special correspondent for Extra. She resides in Los Angeles.-Family:...
American Democratic strategist - Jenny ColganJenny ColganJenny Colgan is a British chick-lit novelist, author of romantic comedies such as "Amanda's Wedding", "Looking for Andrew McCarthy" and most recently "The Good,the Bad and the Dumped"...
British novelist - John ColganJohn ColganJohn Colgan was an Irish hagiographer and historian.-Life:...
Irish hagiographer and historian - Michael Colgan (director) Irish Producer, Artistic Director [Gate theatre Dublin]
- Michael Colgan (actor)Michael Colgan (actor)Michael Colgan is a Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland-born actor.Born as Michael Hughes, he was educated at Saint Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he read English...
Irish actor - Michael Colgan (nutritionist)Michael Colgan (nutritionist)Michael Colgan is a biochemist and physiologist nutritionist who gained recognition through his articles in the bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development and also through his books. From 1971 through 1982 Colgan was a senior member of the Science Faculty at the University of Auckland in New...
New Zealander nutritionist - Nick ColganNick ColganNicholas Vincent "Nick" Colgan is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League One side Huddersfield Town...
Irish football goalkeeper - Stevyn ColganStevyn ColganStephen Mark "Stevyn" Colgan is a British writer, artist and speaker. Colgan's first book Joined-Up Thinking was published on 3 October 2008. He is a contributor to the BBC TV series QI and the regular QI Annuals.-Family:...
Cornish writer, artist and songwriter