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’.
"Colgáin" is also the Irish word for "swordfish".
Colgan may refer to:
[edit] People
- Charles J. "Chuck" Colgan American Democratic politician and businessman from Virginia
- Flavia Colgan American Democratic strategist
- Jenny Colgan British novelist
- John Colgan Irish hagiographer and historian
- Michael Colgan (actor) Irish actor
- Michael Colgan (nutritionist) New Zealander nutritionist
- Nick Colgan Irish football goalkeeper
[edit] Other
- Colgan Air an American regional airline