"Teague" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Irish first name Tadhg. Cognate with English taig (“A Catholic”). Compare Mick and Paddy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{m|ga|Tadhg}} Tadhg, {{cog|en|taig||A Catholic}} English taig (“A Catholic”), {{m|en|Mick}} Mick, {{m|en|Paddy}} Paddy Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Teague
  1. A male given name from Irish Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Teague-en-name-eCAHSd8A
  2. A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Teague-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A city in Freestone County, Texas, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Ireland
    Sense id: en-Teague-en-name-AI~M5X2Z Disambiguation of Ireland: 13 6 65 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English informal demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 74 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 5 52 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 4 65 23 Disambiguation of English informal demonyms: 15 9 66 10

Noun

Forms: Teagues [plural]
Etymology: From the Irish first name Tadhg. Cognate with English taig (“A Catholic”). Compare Mick and Paddy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{m|ga|Tadhg}} Tadhg, {{cog|en|taig||A Catholic}} English taig (“A Catholic”), {{m|en|Mick}} Mick, {{m|en|Paddy}} Paddy Head templates: {{en-noun}} Teague (plural Teagues)
  1. (derogatory) An Irishman. Tags: derogatory Derived forms: Teagueland
    Sense id: en-Teague-en-noun-TFzFCpVx

Inflected forms

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