Etymology

Tegan

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Today it means: A female given name from Welsh. Full definition →

Welsh tegan ← Irish Ó Tadhgáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromTadhg
  2. Irish · derived fromÓ Tadhgáin
  3. Welsh · derived fromtegan“pet, darling”
  4. English todayTegan

* (female): 20th-century coinage from Welsh tegan (“pet, darling”). * (surname): Transferred use of Irish Ó Tadhgáin, a surname. * (male): From Teagan, from a diminutive of Irish Tadhg.

Words from the same roots

Welshtegan all →

Teagan

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