Pagan

See also: pagan, págán, păgân, and Pagán

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pāgānus (“rustic, rural”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪɡən/
• Rhymes: -eɪɡən

Proper noun

Pagan

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. (uncommon) A female given name.
   • 2011 April 19, Michael Arditti, Pagan and Her Parents, Arcadia Books, →ISBN:

     'I've always believed that one of the reasons she never named Pagan's father was to spare her a similar pain.' 'You don't know who he is?' 'No. And, at the risk of sounding like Candida, I'd give anything to find out.'

   • (Can we date this quote?), QuickRead, Lea Schullery, Inventology by Pagan Kennedy (Summary), QuickRead.com:

     In 2012, author Pagan Kennedy was hired by The New York Times magazine to write a column titled “Who Made That?” She began to hunt the people down behind inventions like sliced bread, the 3-D printer, and lipstick.

3. A surname.
   • 1838, Scotland. Court of Session, Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Teind Court, Court of Exchequer and House of Lords, page 399:

     Mrs Pagan was delivered of a posthumous child, and thereafter along with the infant (a girl), she brought a process of aliment against John Pagan, who was a hosier in Dumfries, and alleged to be wealthy, […]

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Doublet of Bagan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɡɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

Pagan

1. (dated) The city of Bagan, Myanmar.
2. (historical) The 9th- to 13th-century Burmese kingdom which had its capital at this city.

Anagrams

• panga