Teagan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Teagan

What is the meaning of the name Teagan ?

The baby name Teagan is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEE-gən.

Teagan is Irish, Welsh in Origin.

Teagan is chiefly an English given-name spelling of the Irish surname Ó Tadhgáin, from Old Irish Tadg, later Tadhg. The patronymic prefix Ó indicates a male descendant, while Tadhgán adds the diminutive suffix -án to Tadhg; the surname therefore signifies descendant of little Tadhg. The older personal name is conventionally glossed as poet, probably referring to the learned praise-poet of early Gaelic society. Welsh Tegan, sometimes conflated with Teagan, belongs to a separate root, teg, fair or lovely.

As a first name, Teagan is largely a late twentieth-century development, especially in the United States, where Irish surnames such as Reagan and Keegan helped make the form familiar. The spelling Tegan also gained notice in Britain and Australia through Tegan Jovanka in Doctor Who and through modern Welsh usage. In American records Teagan has been used for both sexes but now skews female; in Ireland, the root name Tadhg remains masculine.