Welsh

Tegan

Pronounced TEE-ganShare

Meaning: Darling

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Tegan is a Welsh diminutive built on teg, beautiful or pretty. Darling conveys the affectionate sense of the whole name.

Nicknames

  • Teg

Spellings & variants

  • Teagan
  • Tegen

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Tegan comes from Welsh.

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