Regane as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Regane

What is the meaning of the name Regane ?

The baby name Regane is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced reh-GAYN (IPA: /rəˈɡeɪn/).

Regane is Irish in Origin.

Regane is a modern variant of Regan/Reagan, ultimately derived from the Irish surname Ó Ríagáin, which comes from the Old Irish given name Ríagán. The most widely accepted analysis parses rí “king” plus the diminutive -án, yielding the sense “little king” or “king’s child,” though some scholars link it to a root denoting “impetuous.” As a transferred surname, it entered English given-name use and adapted to various spellings.

Usage skewed feminine after Shakespeare’s King Lear featured the character Regan, while the Reagan spelling gained broad visibility in the late twentieth century through American political prominence, helping cement the name’s modern unisex status. Regane itself is rare, chosen for a softer visual profile. Variants and related spellings include Regan, Reagan, Ragan, Raegan; behind them stands the Irish Ríagán. Semantically akin, though not etymological variants, are Regina and French Régine.

⚙ Regane is a rare name. There are only 18 recorded uses of it in our data, from 5 countries.