Tegan Explained
Tegan |
Pronunciation: | in Welsh pronounced as /ˈtɛgan/ |
Meaning: | "beautiful," "loved one," "favourite,"“blessed” "toy." |
Tegan is a given name of Welsh origin. It is a diminutive of the Welsh word teg ('fair') and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'.[1] [2]
People with the name
Notable people with the first name Tegan include:
- Tegan Bennett Daylight (born 1969), Australian author
- Tegan Fourie (born 1998), South African field hockey player
- Tegan Higginbotham (born 1988), Australian comedian and actress
- Tegan Marie (born 2003), American country singer and songwriter
- Tegan Martin (born 1992), Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Universe Australia 2014, and Top 10 Miss Universe 2014
- Tegan McCarthy (born 1997), Papua New Guinean swimmer
- Tegan Moss (born 1985), Canadian actress
- Tegan Nox (born 1994), Welsh professional wrestler
- Tegan Philip (born 1988), Australian netball player
- Tegan Quin (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter, half of the duo Tegan and Sara
- Tegan Riding (born 1993), Australian football player
- Tegan West (born 1959), American actor and writer
Fictional characters
- Tegan Callahan, fictional character in the Australian television series Home and Away
- Tegan Freedman, fictional character in the Australian television series Neighbours
- Tegan Jovanka, fictional character in the British television series Doctor Who
- Tegan Lomax, fictional character in the British television series Hollyoaks
- PC Tegan Thompson, fictional character in the British television series No Offence
- Tegan Price, fictional character in the US television series How to Get Away with Murder
See also
- Tegen, a Cornish female name
- Teagan, a surname and Irish female given name
Notes and References
- Book: Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru . University of Wales . taenell - Zwingliaid . 2006 . 5851 . 2012-09-26 . 2005-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051203121705/http://www.cymru.ac.uk/geiriadur/gpc_pdfs.htm . dead .
- Web site: Geiriadur yr Academi . Griffiths . Bruce . Glyn Jones . Dafydd . . 2012 . 27 October 2012.