"Pagan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpeɪɡən/
Rhymes: -eɪɡən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pāgānus (“rustic, rural”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pāgānus|t=rustic, rural}} Latin pāgānus (“rustic, rural”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pagan
  1. A male given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-XC4~mcw6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 7 28 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 33 12 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 11 32 3
  2. (uncommon) A female given name. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 7 28 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 33 12 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 11 32 3
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 33 12 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 11 32 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /pəˈɡɑːn/
Rhymes: -ɑːn Etymology: Borrowing from Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Doublet of Bagan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|my|ပုဂံ}} Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam), {{doublet|en|Bagan}} Doublet of Bagan Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Pagan
  1. (dated) The city of Bagan, Myanmar. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-OyYbMUgF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 7 28 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 33 12 20 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 11 32 3
  2. (historical) The 9th- to 13th-century Burmese kingdom which had its capital at this city. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-7FzDXxkw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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