Logan

Scottish Gaelic lagan (“dell”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊɡən/

Logan

1. A habitational surname​ derived from the Scottish places.
2. An Irish surname​, an Anglicization of Ó Leocháin.
3. A male given name transferred from the surnames. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s.
4. A female given name used since the 1990s; much less common than the male name.
5. Places in Scotland, Canada, U.S., and Australia.
   1. a town in Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.
   2. a town in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA.
   3. a city in Ohio, USA, and the county seat of Hocking County.
   4. a city in Utah, USA, and the county seat of Cache County.
   5. a small city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Logan County.

• 1781 Robert Burns: Logan Braes:

  O Logan, sweetly didst thou glide,

  That day I was my Willie's bride,

  And years sin syne hae o'er us run,

  Like Logan to the simmer sun

• 1782 Thomas Jefferson: Notes on the State of Virginia: ( Chief Logan's Lament )

  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.

• 2003 Dale Alderman: Being a Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me. →ISBN page 18:

  "How about Logan?"

  "That's it. The perfect name!" I exclaimed. Starla liked the name, and I thought it was exceedingly cool because one of the most exciting characters in the X-Men comics is also named Logan (nicknamed Wolverine). - - - I didn't tell Starla about the comic book connection because she would probably think I was being stupid.

• Logan County

• -gonal, Anglo, Anglo-, Golan, NALGO, along, anglo, anglo-, long a, longa