Egan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Egan

What is the meaning of the name Egan ?

The baby name Egan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-gən (IPA: /ˈiːɡən/).

Egan is Irish in Origin.

Egan (EE-gan) is an Irish given name derived from the surname Egan, an anglicization of Mac Aodhagáin. Built from Aodh, "fire," plus the diminutive -agán, it carries the sense "little fire" and, by extension, "fiery" or "born of fire." It ultimately points to descendants of a bearer called Aodhagán, "little Aodh."

The MacEgan family were renowned hereditary brehons (jurists), poets, and scholars across medieval Munster and Connacht, giving the surname scholarly prestige. As a first name, Egan follows the Irish-American habit of adopting surnames as given names, rising quietly in the late 19th and 20th centuries and remaining rare but recognizable in Ireland, Britain, Canada, and the United States. Variants and related forms include Eagan (spelling), Keegan (from the same patronymic line), and the Irish given names Aogán and Aodhagán. Not to be confused with the distinct Germanic name Egon.