Tegan

Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtɛgan]
English: /ˈtiːɡən/OriginLanguage(s)WelshMeaning"darling," "loved one," "favourite," "pet," "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 Higginbotham (born 1988), Australian comedian and actress
  • 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 Philip (born 1988), Australian netball player
  • Tegan Quin (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter, half of the duo Tegan and Sara

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

References

  1. ^ Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. Vol. taenell–Zwingliaid. University of Wales. 2006. p. 5851. Archived from the original on 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  2. ^ Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (2012). "Geiriadur yr Academi". Welsh Language Commissioner and Uned Technolegau Iaith, Bangor University. Retrieved 27 October 2012.