Regan

The meaning, origin and other details about Regan

Meanings & Origins of Regan

What does Regan mean?

  • Regan \r(e)-gan\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Regan), is pronounced REE-gan, RAY-gun. It is of Gaelic origin. First used as a girl's name in the English-speaking world by Shakespeare as the name for one of the two disloyal princesses in his 1606 tragedy "King Lear". Also possibly surname used as a girl's name.

    Regan has 4 variant forms: Raegan, Ragan, Reagan and Reghan.

    For more information, see also the related name Regina.

    Baby names that sound like Regan are Regine and Regena.

    in the Gaelic origin.
  • Nobility in the Celtic origin.
  • Queenly in the Latin origin.
  • Appeared in King Lear in the Literary origin.

Name Details

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  • How to pronounce, Regan?


    \r(e)-gan\
  • There were 159 US births last year.
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