Logan

American

[loh-guhn] / ˈloʊ gən /

noun

John or James Tah-gah-jute, c1725–80, leader of the Cayuga tribe.
Joshua, 1908–1988, U.S. playwright, director, and producer.
Mount, a mountain in Canada, in the Mount Elias Mountains: second highest peak in North America. 19,850 feet (6,050 meters).
a city in N Utah.
a male given name.

Logan ¹ British

/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

a mountain in NW Canada, in SW Yukon in the St Elias Range: the highest peak in Canada and the second highest in North America. Height (after a re-survey in 1993): 5959 m (19 550 ft)

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logan ² British

/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

other names for rocking stone

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logan ³ British

/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

another name for bogan 1

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Etymology

Origin of logan

C18: from logging-stone, from dialect log to rock

Example Sentences

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Ganesha 2, Linfield Christian 1: After seven innings of scoreless ball, Ganesha scored two runs in the eighth to hang on for the victory on a Logan Schmidt two-run home run.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

That is 57% more than 207, the high mark set in 2025 by Logan Webb of the San Francisco Giants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Emma Logan, deputy president of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, told the BBC there were clear advantages to building some digital services in-house.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The three regional Fed presidents who dissented at the central bank’s April meeting—Beth Hammack of Cleveland, Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis, and Lorie Logan of Dallas—didn’t vote to raise rates last month.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Everybody stares at Logan, who’s slumping as far down in his seat as he can without actually getting under it.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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