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Logan
Logan, Australia, Canada, USA 1. Australia (Queensland): a river named after a Captain Logan who was killed here by Aborigines.2. Canada (Yukon Territory): a mountain named after Sir William Logan (1798–1875), founder of the Geological Survey of Canada.3. USA (Utah): named after Ephraim Logan, a trapper, or Logan Fontanelle, a friendly Native American chief.4. USA (West Virginia): originally Lawnsville and then Aracoma, it was renamed in 1907 after Logan, a Native American chief of the Mingo tribe.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Logan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Logan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Logan.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Logan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Logan.html |
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Logan
Logan city (1990 pop. 32,762), seat of Cache co., N Utah, on the Logan River; inc. 1859. It is the center of an irrigated dairy and farm area, with huge cheese plants, other food-processing facilities, and diverse manufactures. Logan was founded (1859) by Mormons, and a Latter-Day Saints tabernacle (Logan Temple) and Utah State Univ. are located there. Cache National Forest is nearby, and Logan Peak is visible from the city. |
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"Logan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Logan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Logan.html "Logan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Logan.html |
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Logan
Logan ♂, ♀ Transferred use of the Scottish surname, in origin a local name from a place so called in Ayrshire. Although it retains a distinctly Scottish flavour, the name is also used elsewhere in the English-speaking world, being particularly popular in Canada and New Zealand.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Logan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Logan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Logan.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Logan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Logan.html |
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Logan
Logan ♂, ♀ (Scottish) Transferred use of the Scottish surname, in origin a local name from a place so called in Ayrshire.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Logan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Logan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Logan1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Logan." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Logan1.html |
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Logan
Logan •deafen
•griffon, stiffen
•antiphon
•hyphen, siphon
•often, soften
•orphan • ibuprofen
•roughen, toughen
•colophon
•dragon, flagon, lagan, pendragon, wagon
•snapdragon • bandwagon • jargon
•Megan
•Copenhagen, pagan, Reagan
•Nijmegen
•Antiguan, Egan, Keegan, Regan, vegan
•Wigan • cardigan • Milligan • polygon
•hooligan • mulligan • ptarmigan
•Branigan • Oregon • Michigan
•Rattigan
•tigon, trigon
•toboggan
•Glamorgan, gorgon, Morgan, morgen, organ
•Brogan, hogan, Logan, slogan
•Cadogan • decagon
•Aragon, paragon, tarragon
•hexagon • pentagon • heptagon
•octagon • Bergen • Spitsbergen
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"Logan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Logan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Logan.html "Logan." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Logan.html |
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