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keegan

/ˈkiɡən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
kee-gan
IPA
/ˈkiɡən/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

name

A male given name from Kalenjin.

name

A surname from Kalenjin or transferred from the given name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Mac Aodhagáin (“son of Aidan”).

Inflected Forms

Keegans (plural) Keagan (alternative) Egan (alternative) Kigan (alternative) Kegan (alternative)

Rhymes With

regan egan eagan deegan waukegan cregan degan meegan keagan creegan eagen vegan

Questions

How do you pronounce keegan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiɡən/.
What does keegan mean?
A surname from Irish
Where does keegan come from?
Borrowed from Irish Mac Aodhagáin (“son of Aidan”).

How to pronounce keegan

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