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reagan

/ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
Rea-gan
IPA
/ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.

name

A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.

name

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

name

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Raegan Reaganagram Reaganaut Reaganesque Reaganian Reaganism Reaganite Reaganomics

Phrases

Lincoln-Reagan dinner Nancy Reagan gaze Reagan County Reagan Democrat Reagan dinner

Frequently Paired Words

Regan

Rhymes With

megan pagan hagen sagan hagan kagan fagan dagon ragan bagan geoghegan gagan

Questions

How do you pronounce reagan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/.
What does reagan mean?
A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen.
Where does reagan come 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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