Higgins

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪɡɪnz/ Rhymes: -ɪɡɪnz === Etymology 1 === An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”). ==== Proper noun ==== Higgins A surname from Irish, from County Sligo. A place name, which could be of either etymology: A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. A township in Roscommon County, Michigan, United States. An unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. A town in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, named after G. H. Higgins, Santa Fe Railway stockholder. ===== Alternative forms ===== Higgin, O'Higgin, Higgans, Higgens, O'Higgins === Etymology 2 === A Middle English patronymic surname derived from a diminutive of Hick (Richard). ==== Proper noun ==== Higgins An English surname transferred from the given name. === See also === Higgins (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === niggish, sighing