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English word origin

Etymology of Tegan

* (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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Unnumbered source etymology

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A female given name from Welsh. · A male given name from Irish. Alternative form of Teagan. · A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* (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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