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''I''The family name '''Reagan,''' and its cognates '''Regan, O'Regan, O Regan, O'Reagan,''' is an Anglicized form of the [[Irish language|Irish]] [[surname]] '''''Ó Riagáin''''' or '''Ó Ríogáin''', from [[Ua Riagáin]]. The meaning is likely to originate in ancient Gaelic from ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive -in, "the king's child", transliterating as "little king".<ref>http://babynames.allparenting.com/list/Celtic_Baby_Names/Regan/details/</ref>
The family name '''Reagan,''' and its cognates '''Regan, O'Regan, O Regan, O'Reagan,''' is an Anglicized form of the [[Irish language|Irish]] [[surname]] '''''Ó Riagáin''''' or '''Ó Ríogáin''', from [[Ua Riagáin]]. The meaning is likely to originate in ancient Gaelic from ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive -in, "the king's child", transliterating as "little king".<ref>http://babynames.allparenting.com/list/Celtic_Baby_Names/Regan/details/</ref>


The feminine forename, Regan, is likely to have derived sometime later from the English royal name [[Regina (name)|Regina]].<ref>http://ireland-calling.com/irish-names-regan/</ref>
The feminine forename, Regan, is likely to have derived sometime later from the English royal name [[Regina (name)|Regina]].<ref>http://ireland-calling.com/irish-names-regan/</ref>
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*[[Michele Reagan]] (born 1969), Secretary of State of Arizona
*[[Michele Reagan]] (born 1969), Secretary of State of Arizona
*[[Ron Reagan (Florida politician)]] (born 1954), American politician
*[[Ron Reagan (Florida politician)]] (born 1954), American politician
*[[Reagan]] random kid


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Revision as of 16:11, 5 February 2019

The family name Reagan, and its cognates Regan, O'Regan, O Regan, O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to originate in ancient Gaelic from ri "sovereign, king" and the diminutive -in, "the king's child", transliterating as "little king".[1]

The feminine forename, Regan, is likely to have derived sometime later from the English royal name Regina.[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

References