The word "horgan" is a surname that is spelled phonetically as /ˈhɔrˌɡæn/. In IPA phonetic transcription, the letters "h" and "g" represent distinct sounds, with "h" being a voiceless glottal fricative and "g" being a voiced velar stop. The letters "or" are pronounced as a diphthong, with the first sound being an open-mid back rounded vowel and the second sound being a rhotic vowel. Finally, the letters "an" are pronounced with a front vowel and a nasal consonant.