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Logan

Pronunciation: LOH-gən (key)

Origin of the name Logan:

Transferred use of the Irish surname which is from the Gaelic lagán (a little hollow), a diminutive form of lag (a hollow): hence, "dweller at a little hollow."

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The name Logan is #3 on the list of top 100 cool baby boy names in the baby name book "Cool Names" by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.

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Logan is the name of the airport in Boston.
Named my son Logan..easy to say, spell, but still unique.

My brother's name is Logan. He is 21 years old and was definitely the first Logan in our town. In fact, a couple of his teachers named their sons Logan after him. My parents started a trend without even trying! Haha. My dad is a professor and was a high school shop teacher when my brother and I were babies. Every name my mom came up with reminded my dad of a previous student he had, until she found Logan in the baby name book, so they decided on that right away. My name is Megan and they didn't even realize our names kind of rhymed until after my brother was born. I would have to say the only downside of being a male Logan, which is the INTENDED gender for the name, is that so many parents are now naming their girls Logan.

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Loganberry, Logey-Bear, Lo, Lo-Man, Logey-Gator from the Swamp, Logey

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Famous real-life people named Logan: | Edit

General Edward Lawrence Logan, Spanish-American war hero from South Boston, Massachusetts, namesake of Logan International Airport.
Sir William Logan, the founder of the Geological Survey of Canada. Expert geologist who described the features in the Laurentians and Appalachian mountains. Canada's tallest mountain is named in his honour.

Logan in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Logan's Run" - 1977 sci-fi flick. I saw it as a double-feature with Star Wars at a drive-in. This is where I first heard the name.
Logan - Wolverine's name in X-Men
Logan Reese - Zoe 101
Logan Bruno - Boyfriend of Mary Anne in the Baby-sitter's Club series

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