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Tegan

/ˈtiːɡən/

Tegan proper noun: a female given name from Welsh.

Proper noun

Tegan (plural Tegans)

  1. A female given name from Welsh.
    • Janet Fielding's Tegan also says goodbye to Doctor Who in "Resurrection of the Daleks," and her farewell has an abrupt air to it.[…]Tegan simply has a temper tantrum and says she has seen too much violence. She then runs off into a warehouse and disappears.1999, John Kenneth Muir, A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television, page 339
    • The lad felt most honoured when Tegan called him her best friend.2007, Christine Jones, Mariard, Volume 1: The Gifting, page 68
  2. A male given name from Irish. Alternative form of Teagan.
    • 'But,' Tegan prompted, pulling Elise toward him like he wanted something firm to hold onto. 'But it was empty.'2008, Lara Adrian, Midnight Awakening, published 2013, unnumbered page
  3. A surname.
    • Their next door neighbor told Ott she had seen Tegan the night before the report was made and he did not have any bruises on his head.2006, Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court and in the Court of Appeals of the State of Idaho, page 14

Examples of Tegan in a sentence

  • Canadian indie-rock duo Tegan and Sara Quin have spent a lifetime answering the question: "So which one of you is which?"2007 August, Barry Walters, “How To Tell Tegan From Sara”, in Spin, page 44:
  • Following a restless and difficult day, Tegan, who is 11 weeks old, falls asleep cuddled up with her mother Carys on the sofa.2011, Catherine Powell, Safeguarding And Child Protection For Nurses, Midwives And Health Visitors, page 126:

Forms of Tegan

pluralTegans

Origin of Tegan

* (female): 20th-century coinage from Welsh tegan (“pet, darling”). * (surname): Transferred use of Irish Ó Tadhgáin, a surname. * (male): From Teagan, from a diminutive of Irish Tadhg.

Questions about Tegan

What does Tegan mean?
Tegan means a female given name from Welsh.
How do you use Tegan in a sentence?
Canadian indie-rock duo Tegan and Sara Quin have spent a lifetime answering the question: "So which one of you is which?"
What part of speech is Tegan?
Tegan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tegan?
Tegan is pronounced /ˈtiːɡən/.

Words near Tegan in the dictionary

  1. tega
  2. tegafur
  3. tegafurum
  4. Tegai
  5. Tegal
  6. Tegan
  7. Tegans
  8. tegaserod
  9. tegastid
  10. tegastids
  11. tegatana

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