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Bogan.

A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A river of central to northern New South Wales, Australia, a tributary to the Darling.

  2. A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, Bogan Shire.

  3. A locality in the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.

Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from an Australian Aboriginal language.

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Where this word comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bogáin (“descendant of Bogán”), a personal name from a diminutive form of bog (“soft, tender”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.