Meanings
proper nounReagan (countable and uncountable, plural Reagans)
plural Reagans
- countableuncountableRonald Reagan, president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill.
2022 January 15, Binyamin Appelbaum, “Building a Better Meatpacking Industry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2022
- countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
- countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.
Origin
Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رَيْغَان, رَيْجَان
- رَيْغَان (rayḡān)surname
- رَيْجَان (raygān)surname
Bulgarian Ре́йгън
- Ре́йгън (Réjgăn)surname
Chinese Mandarin 里根, 雷根
- 里根 (Lǐgēn)surname
- 雷根 (Léigēn)surname
- 列根 (Liègēn)surname
Italian Reagan
- Reagansurname
Japanese レーガン
- レーガン (Rēgan)surname
Korean 레이건
- 레이건 (Reigeon)surname
Polish Reagan
- Reagansurname
Portuguese Reagan
- Reagansurname
Russian Ре́йган
- Ре́йган (Rɛ́jgan)surname
Spanish Reagan
- Reagansurname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Reagan
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Cite this entry
APA
Reagan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reagan
MLA
“Reagan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reagan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reagan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reagan.
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