Jump to content

Reagan (surname): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Undid revision 974800555 by 2600:1004:B152:3A04:DCA1:5FCE:AA49:4E08 (talk) please provide a reliable source for this information
Line 2: Line 2:


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>

In rare occurrences it can also be an anglicization of a number of similar sounding Ashkenazic Jewish surnames or meanings, such as ‘Regen’ in German.


Notable people with the surname include:
Notable people with the surname include:

Revision as of 19:00, 25 August 2020

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