Definition of "Logan"

Logan

/ˈloʊɡən/

proper noun
1. A town in Ayrshire, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”).
2. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from the town in Ayrshire.
3. A surname from Irish, a variant of Lohan.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s.
  Quotations
  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.
  1782 Thomas Jefferson: Notes on the State of Virginia: ( Chief Logan's Lament )
  "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.
  2003, Dale Alderman, Being a Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me., page 18
5. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage; much less common than the male name.
6. A number of places in the United States:
  1. A city, the county seat of Cache County, Utah; named for the river rising in the Bear River Mts.
  2. A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  3. A city, the county seat of Hocking County, Ohio; named for Mingo leader Chief Logan.
  4. A city, the county seat of Logan County, West Virginia; named for Chief Logan.
  5. A city, the county seat of Harrison County, Iowa; named for Union Army general John A. Logan.
  6. A village in New Mexico.
  7. A city in Kansas; named for John A. Logan.
  8. A river in the United States; flowing from the Bear River Mountains in Idaho into the Little Bear River at Benson, Utah.
  9. An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana; named for nearby Logan Creek.
  10. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
  11. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri; named for a local family.
  12. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri; named for landowners William and Hetty E. Logan.
  13. An unincorporated community in Montana; named for Capt. William Logan, who participated in the campaign against American Indians in Montana.
  14. An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
  15. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
  16. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Logan Township.
7. A locality in Victoria, Australia.
8. A river in Queensland, Australia; flowing from near Mount Barney into the Moreton Bay at Woongoolba.
9. The City of Logan, a local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia. named after Patrick Logan.