Reeghan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Reeghan

What is the meaning of the name Reeghan ?

The baby name Reeghan is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-gən (/ˈriːɡən/).

Reeghan is Irish in Origin.

Reeghan is a modern, phonetic respelling of the Irish surname-turned-given name Reagan/Regan, from Ó Ríagáin (“descendant of Riagán”). The personal name Riagán is often parsed as rí “king” + the diminutive -án, yielding “little king” or “young ruler”; some link it to riag, “impulsive, fervent.” Pronounced REE-gən, the Reeghan form foregrounds the long “ee” and a hard g. Shakespeare’s King Lear also includes a Regan, lending literary resonance.

As a given name, Reagan/Regan rose across the English-speaking world in the 20th century, peaking in the U.S. after President Ronald Reagan and skewing feminine in the 1990s–2000s. Reeghan is a rarer contemporary variant alongside Reagan, Regan, Raegan, Reegan, Reaghan, and Ragan; related Irish forms include Ríagán and Ó Ríagáin. Short forms include Rae and Rea. The name remains broadly unisex.