"Regan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Regan
  1. A surname from Irish from Irish Ó Riagáin, variant of Reagan.
    Sense id: en-Regan-en-name-rcw2wHyp Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-Regan-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 7 38 34 22 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 7 21 33 39
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname or from the name of the evil daughter of King Lear. William Shakespeare may have got the name from the ultimately same Irish source. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names, Fictional characters, William Shakespeare
    Sense id: en-Regan-en-name-9mMmHwjj Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 7 38 34 22 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 7 21 33 39 Disambiguation of William Shakespeare: 10 12 48 31
  4. A minor city in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. Categories (topical): English unisex given names, Fictional characters Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Regan-en-name-1tda88H3 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 7 38 34 22 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 7 21 33 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 12 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 22 22 49

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