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Reagan.

A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/
  1. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.

  2. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen. Ronald Reagan, president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.

  4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.

Where this word comes from

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach.

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