Carrigan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Carrigan

What is the meaning of the name Carrigan ?

The baby name Carrigan is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈkærɪɡən/', 'respelling': 'KAR-ih-gən'}.

Carrigan is Irish in Origin.

Carrigan is a modern given name taken from an Irish surname. The surname is most often an Anglicized form of Ó Ciaragáin, “descendant of Ciaragán,” from ciar, “dark, dusky,” with the diminutive -agán - yielding the sense “little dark one” or “descendant of the dark‑haired.” In some families it has also merged with Corrigan (Ó Corragáin), a separate name whose root corr can mean “spear/point” or “odd, pointed,” so the semantic field sometimes varies by lineage.

Used primarily in Ulster and later among the Irish diaspora, Carrigan began to appear as a unisex first name in the United States and Canada in the late 20th century, following the surname‑as‑given‑name trend. Variants and related forms include Kerrigan, Karigan, Carragan, Carigan, and Corrigan; the original Gaelic forms are Ó Ciaragáin and Ní Chiaragáin. Carrigan sees light use across English‑speaking countries today, with nicknames such as Carrie or Rigan.