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Tegan.

A female given name from Welsh.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtiːɡən/
  1. A female given name from Welsh.

  2. A male given name from Irish. Alternative form of Teagan.

  3. A surname.

Where this word comes from

* (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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.