Meanings & Origins of Regan
What does Regan mean? What is the origin?
Meaning
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.
Meaning
Appeared in King Lear
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How to pronounce, Regan?
\r(e)-gan\
Popularity of Regan
There were 159 US births last year.
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